PyENTH   EDITION 


VICINITY 


iA£ITH 


MMP 


PRice   2S    oeNxs 


SINGER  CYCLES 


Weight  27  lbs.,  less  saddle  and  pedals 

The  weights  of  Singer  Cycles  will  inva- 
riably be  found  less  than  those  of  machines 
advertised  as  light  wheels.  The  lasting  prop- 
erties of  Singer  wheels  are  not  due  to  excess 
of  weight. 

SINGER  «&  CO. 

6  and  8  Berkeley  St.  and  2   Warren  Avenue 

BOSTON,  MASS. 


UCSB   LIBRARV 

THE     ROKD     KING 


Fitted  with  '93  Dunlop  Detachable  Tires  $150.00 
Weight  35  lbs. 

THE    NKSSKU 

Strictly  high  grade,  the  finest  balanced  and  easiest 
running  wheel  in  the  market.  Fitted  with  Phelps  & 
Dingle  Tires,  $120.00. 

THE    DUKE 

The  fastest  model  yet  produced  with  Goodrich 
Pneumatic  Tires,  $100.00. 

Send  for  our  complete  Bicycle  Catalogue,  which 
contains  price  and  style  of  sundries.  Bicycle  Shoes 
and  Clothing. 

REPAIR    WORK 

We  now  have  our  own  shop  for  all  kinds  of  repair 
work,  including  difficult  brazing,  enameling,  nickeling, 
turning,  etc.,  also  Pneumatic  Repair  Worii  of  all 
kinds.  Machines  fitted  with  Pneumatic  Tires  from  $20 
to  $35,  according  to  kind  of  tires  desired  and  style  of 
machine.    Correspondence  Solicited. 


WRIGHT  &   DIT50N 

STORE 

igton  Street  95 

BOSTON,  HASS. 


RETAIL  STORE  WHOLESALE    " 

344  Washington  Street  95  Pearl  Street 


B.  B.  EMERY 
J.  W.  HcINDOE 


Telephone  Boston  1058 
Telephone  Roxbury  289.3 


B.  B.  EMERY  &  CO. 

Safety  Bicycles 

We   have  in  stock  the  following  Wheels: 


Columbia,  Swift,  Lovell  Diamond, 

Union,  Liberty,  Warwick 

Any  Wheel  advertised  in  this  Road 
Book  on  Instalments  at  cash  prices 


Manufacturers 
Pneumatic   Rims 

All  Sizes 


^ 

^ 


Sundries 
Repairing 


SALESROOMS: 

*'GROVE   HALL"  Blue  Hill  Ave. 
Roxbury,  flass. 

FRANKLIN    ST.,   Corner   Oliver 
Boston,  ilass. 

Send  for  our  Art  Catalogue 
Open  day  and  evening  during  the  riding  season 


Have  Your  Repairing   Done 


AT  THE 


L.  A.  W.    Repair   Works 

1181  &  1182-A  Harrison  Ave. 
BOSTON 


Pneumatics  and  Cushions  applied  to  old  wheels 
Wheels  Built  to  Order ,     .    .    . 


■^1- BICYCLES  i^ 

BOUGHT 
SOLD 
AND  EXCHANGED 

EASY  TERHS  CASH  OR  INSTALHENTS 

No  Interest  Charged 

G.    K.    HUNT 

2 


A.  0.  Very  Gyele  Go. 


WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN 


Bicycles  •  •  • 


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^  ROYAL  LIMITED  ^ 


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GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR 

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{  THE  LIBERTY  \ 


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245    COLUMBUS    AVE.,    BOSTON 


NEln£     1593    MODEL. 


With  M.  &.W.  Style,  inner  tube  Pneumatic  Tires, 
With  1893  model,  Dunlop  Detachable  Pneumatics, 
Also  New  Mail  Boy's  Diamond  Frame  Safety,  Handsomest  Boy's 

Wheel  made,  - 

Also  our  Cheap  Line  of  Wheels,  $15  to  $85,  Best  in  Market. 


$125.00 
135.00 

60.00 


DESCRIPTION. 

Credenda  Tubing  ;  long  lo  inch  Ball  Head  ;  Single  butt 
ended  spokes,  laced  and  strongly  tied  at  intersections  ;  lapped 
Rim  very  stiff  ;  NEW  MAIL  low  Handle  Bars;  Cork  handles  ; 
3-8  in.  best  Chain  ;  6  1-2  in.  round  steel  forged  Cranks;  Dust 
proof  Ball  Pedals  with  Square  rubbers  ;  Garford  Saddle  ;  Tools 
complete  ;  Weight  stripped  36  lbs,  60  in.  gear.  28  in.  rear 
and  30  front  wheel. 

H    HIGH    GRHDE    SHFETY. 

MANUFACTURERS. 

MM.    REHD    &    SONS, 


107  Washington  Street, 


Bost<^n>. 


ROAD  BOOK 


OF 


BOSTON 


AND 


VICINITY 


FOR 


Bicyclers,  Riders  ff  Drivers 


EDITED    BY 

CHARLES    A.    UNDERWOOL3 

L  A.W.   Consul   fi>r  Jamaica   Plain 


SEVENTH   EDITION 
Copyright  1893,  by  Road  Book  of  Boston  Co. 


BOSTON 

THE    SPARRELL    PRINT 

1893 


There  and  back! 


You'll   go   Faster,  Safer  and   Easier  on 

a  VICTOR   than  on  any 

other  bicycle 


VICTOR  FLYER-20  Pounds^ 

Come   in   and   let  us   show   you  why 
VICTORS  are   the  Best  for  you 

Overman  Wheel  Co. 

Boston  Branch==i82  Columbus  Ave. 

Catalogue  Free 

6 


Index  to  Places  and  Distances 
from  Boston 


PAGE  MILES 

Arnold  Arl)orctmn -20,  n^i,  7.) 5 

A  uburndale 21,  C't 9 

All-^ton  7") 3 

Arlington :{5,  41 7 

Andover 40,  62 2:)', 

Acushnct 5S .".{ 

Amesbuiy ("^ 

Athol 7:} 82 

Albany,  N.  Y 7^ 195 

Annisquam 73 50.? 

Back  Bay  Park 17 1 

Brookline 17  4 

Belmont  Springs lit 10.^ 

Brighton  21 ,  45 4 

Beacon  Park '20 3] 

Brockton -'.">,  m 23 

Berlin 32,  58. ; 3.".^ 

Bunker  Hill 54 « 

Braggville 55 27 

Bridgewater   58 31 

Burlington 63 17.^ 

Billerica 63 23 

Braintree 66 13 

Blue  Hills 43 8.i 

Beachmont 77 5 

Beverly 71 24  \ 

Beverly  Farms 71 27 

Bussev  Farm 79 4i 

Brookfield 76 64* 

lilackstoue 78 

Chestnut  ITill  Reservoir 17,  31,85 5 

Cambridgeport 20,  2;i 31 

Corey  Hill  23 3 

Clinton 32,  58 42.\ 

Concord 41,45 lf<" 

Concord  Junction 41 20 

Cliftondale 41 13:j 

Charlestown. 49,  54 2 

Canton 43,  66 13 

Cobbs  Tavern 66 1<;.\ 

Crescent  Beach 77 5 

Clarendon  Hills 79 ".", 

Cherry  Valley 76 49 

Deerfoot  Farm 37 20 

Dorchester 58,  66 (.  • 

Downers  Landing 51 19 

Dedham 61,  (;5,  72 10 

J  )odgevi  lie 61 40 

Dighton 63 44^ 


LT^TEST     KND     BEST 

LoYBlI  Diamond  CucIbs 

For  Ladies  and  Gentlemen 

HIGHEST     GRytDE 

Warranted      in      Every      Respect 


BiCVCIiE   SUf4DI^IES 
flTHliETIC  GOODS 
FIS^ir^G  TACKLiE 

FIHH   ARIVIS  A^D  SPOl^TI^G   GOODS 
of  every  desepiption 

John  P.  Lovell  Arms  Co. 

147  Washington  St.  Boston,  Mass. 

CYCLS  CHTHL.0GU6  FReS 


East  MiltoH 25,  39,  51,  06 8i 

Echo  Brid-e ^.l ftj 

East  Lexiiifj^ton .T),  ;;;t,  41 lo 

East  Saugus 47 145 

Everett  40 5^ 

East  Stouorhton : a; 21 

East  Tem])lcton 73 72 


Franklin  Park I   ,  2),  2."),  :>:', 4 

Forest  Hill  CenK'tery 2.") 4^ 

Fresh  J'ond " :;i c,' 

Framiiiuliam : ;; : 22 

Fraiikli n  I'ark    [  !>\-v(tc  | 47 :  12.^ 

Fitchliurg rs 58 

Fall  Hiver (".', 55 

h'oxboro J;} 24 

Fitzwiiliam,  N.  II 75 8!» 


Great  Sign  Boards ^  ;;;5,  4'.) lo.', 

Greenwooi  I 57 '. 

Georgetown  57 4(;.5 

Grovcland 57 ."O" 

(ireat  Head 7<; (] 

(Gloucester 71 47 

Greenfield 7;i 106'.' 


Harvard  Square 10,  -•",  2!t,  .S2,  35,  4 1 4 

Holbrook 25 18 

Ilunnewell  Estate .■>;; 14 j 

Ilingham  :•.] 17' 

1 1  ull 51 24 

Ilolliston 5-. 2^ 

Hamilton 57,  (i2 35 

Haverhill 57 53 

Hudson 5S 42 

Hebronville CI 44 

Hough's  Neck (il 17 

Hampton (•:] (jp 

Hyde  Park 75 i\' 

Hoosac  Tunnel 73 135 

Hartford,  Conn 74 132 


fpswich  57,  <!2 :ir>l 

[ndian  (Orchard 70 «t;i^ 


Jamaica  I'laiii It),  55,  5!»,  CI 4 

Jamaii-a  I'ond 5:; 4 


Keene,  N.  II 73 100 


It  depends 


on  where  you  live,  whether  we 
can  be  of  any  use  to  you,  but 
if  you  are  thinking  of  getting  a 
Victor,  Columbia,  Union,  Lov= 
elJ  Diamond,  Hickory,  Keating 
or  McCune  and  you  have  a 
Second-Hand  Wheel  to  turn  in 
as  part  payment  or  you  wish  to 
buy  on  Easy  Payments,  better 
come  and  see  us.  We  can  do 
you  good ' 

J.   M.    Linscott   &   Co. 


MAI.DtN  STORE 

Eastern  Ave.  and  Ferry  St. 


CHHLSEA  STORE 

Broadway  and  3d  St 


10 


Lexington 4 So,  3i,  41 1-2', 

Lynn 47 Itjj 

Lawrence 4!t,  iil '2- '. 

Lakeville ").^ m' 

Leominister aS .t;{', 

liowell (hi 30 

Littles (;.". 39.^ 

Lanesville 74 

Leicester  7»; r.i  \ 


Mt.  Auburn  10,  20,  3't '>] 

Mt.  Hope  Cemetery 2.") n 

Milton  Lower  Mills •_>.'),  :vi,  51,  ac, v,\ 

Medford :;-2,  47,  iV.i S 

Middlesex  Fells 32 10 

Mt.  Wauc^husett 32 -)<; 

Marlboro,  Mass .'}7 3:i 

Maiden 47,  40 "'. 

Maplevvood .47 ll' 

Melrose 40,  fu  —  •   0 

Melrose  Iliglilands 40 l(i\ 

MedUeld of) If) 

Millis 55 IH 

Milford 55 27 

Mattapan 58,  75 7 

Murblehead 50 22't 

Middleh<ex  Village r;:? 3-2* 

Mancbester-Hy-the-Sea 71 293 

Magnolia ' 71 32.\ 

Massapoag  Lake  Hotel 4.'^ 18.^ 

Millers  Falls 73 09'' 

Marlboro,  N.  II 73 1(K) 

Millbury 76 


Newtonville 21,  33,  45 7^ 

Nortbboro' 32,  37,  58 34 

Newton 83,45 c,} 

Newton  Lower  Falls 38,  37 It) 

Newton  Centre 35,  37 7 

Newton  Highlands 35 si 

Natick  37 171 

North  Weymouth 51 14 

Nantasket  Beach 51 lOV 

Navy  Yard 54 .' 

North  Beverly 57 5 

North  Middleboro'  58 3(; 

New  Beilford 58 :)7 

Norwood 50,  (11,  72 K! 

North  A ttleboro 01 84 

Newbury  f;2 4tl 

Newl)uryp()rt (".2,68 5() 

Nashua,  N .  H (L8 42.^ 

North  Kaston Vui 2>^^ 


North  Raynham fi3 3G 

Nahant 07 103 

Needham 75 11 J 

North  Adams 73 145 


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Full  Roadster,  36  lbs.,  $150. 

Ladies    Telegram,    33    lbs.,    $150, 

Every  part  Warranted. 


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•SSi$  '-sqi  Lz  'jaSuassaw  Suiu:^^!! 


Ocean  Si)ray 11. 

Orange 73. 


Pumpinj^  Station 27 4 

Porter's  Station 3i,  35,  41,  r)7 5] 

Plain  ville «;i 32 

Pawtuckot,   /  r>    X (M,  7<; 48 

Providence,  j  ""  ^- (>1,  70 53 

J'ortsmoutli,  N-  IT (13 72 

Ponka|)(>aK 43 15 

I'oint  Shirley 77 6 

Point  of  Pines 77 6 

Pigeon  Cove   74 55 

Palmer 70 81 


Quincy 25,  51 ,  06 11 

Quincy  Point 51 12) 


Riverside 21 10 

Reading 4!t,  57 153 

Roslinilale 55.  79 5 

Rowley 57,  62 40 

Randolph ' W5 183 

Riverdale 73 


South  P.-iiintree 25,06 14^ 

Soinerviile 29 4^ 

Spot  ! 'on  I M 10 

Soutli  llerliii 32 'H\\ 

Sterling 32 53 

South  Fraiiiingliaiii 37,  55 20 

South  boro 37 29 

Slirewsbui-y 37 40 

South  Quincv 39 13 

South  Acton." 41 2;i 

South  Lincoln 45 15 

Salem 47,  71 22^ 

Stonehani .57 ll.\ 

South  Lancaster 58 4r.| 

Seahrook  0.3 

Somerset 63 .'-O 

Stoughton 66 24 

South  Xatick 09 16 

Sharon 43 18 

South  (iardnei- 73,  75 08^ 

Shelhurne  Falls 73,  75 117 

Springlleld , 74 Kk; 

Spence  r 70 57 


Ty  ng  1  »oro' 03 .30.1 

'•'annton t\:i ;j<»' 

'I'eniplcton 7;{ 74 

Turne-s  Kails 73 104.^ 

Trov,  N.  ^' 7.S 1K8 

T.toy,  N.  II 73 94 

Thonidouville,  Conn 75 113^ 


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THE 


Hmerican  Furnilure  Co. 


DEALERS    IN 


Hisib  Grevd^,   A\ecliun7  and  Cbeap 


icvcl«§ 


E^sy  Terrns  if  De^irccI 


21  &  25    Eliot   5treet 
Bostop 


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U.  S.  Arsenal 27 

Union  Market  House 27 5^ 

Uxbridge 76 

Waverly 19,  39 81 

West  Newton 21,  33,  45 8^ 

West  Berlin 32,  58 40 

Wellesley  Hills 3;^,  37 11^ 

Wellesley 33,  37 14) 

Worcester 37 45 

Wcstboro 37 32 

West  Quincy :'>'.» 11.^ 

Watertown 45 SJ 

Walthani 45 t-j 

Walden  Pond 45 

Woodland  Park  Hotel 45,  49 9^ 

West  Sonierviile 47 ft 

Woodlawn  Cemetery 47 7 

Wakefield 49 12| 

West  Roxbury 55,  59,  61,  65 7 

West  Dedham 55 11 

West  Medway 55 22 

Wenham 57,  62 81 

West  Bridgewater 58 28 

Wali)ole 59,  61 ,  72 21 

Wrenthain 59 27 

Winchester <Xi U\ 

Woburn 63 14^ 

Winthrop  Junction 77 4 

Winthrop 77,  79 5 

Westminister 73 66 

Williamstawn 73 152 

Winchendon 73 ...80 

Warren 70 70 

Zoar 73 131 


JOSEPH  J.   FOLEY  JAMES  S.  MURPHY 

Joseph  J.  Foley  &  Co.    . 

FINE  TAILORING 

2  Bromfield  St.  Room  5,   Boston 

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ROUTE     ONE. 

To  Chestnut    Hill    Reservoir 
vi£  Beacon  St.,  or  Common  wealth   Ave. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth   street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  " 

Through  Back  Bay  Park 

Left  Beacon  street  «* 

Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir  5  miles 

Beacon  street  is  the  sliortest  route  to  the  Reservoir, 
is  the  finest  boulevard  in  the  country,  and  the  deliijlitand 
pride  of  wheelmen.  Common wealtJi  avenue  leads  direct 
to  the  main  entrance  and  has  no  superior  as  a  good  road 
and  abounds  in  some  tine  coasts. 


ROUTE     TWO. 


Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir  to   Boston 
via  Brookline  an<l  I^ons^wood. 

Main  Entrance. 

Commonwealth  avenue  Excellent 

Right  AVashington  street  Good 

Left  Park  street  <« 

Right  Marion  street  (Coast.)  \  Brook-  Excellent 

Left  Harvard  street  j  line.  " 

Right  Sewall  avenue  ]  «« 

Left  Kent  street  |  «« 

Right  Dudley  street  |  Long-  " 

Left  Hawes  street  ^wood. 

Right  Monmouth  street 

Left  St.  Mary's  street 

Right  Beacon  street  »« 

Right  Dartmouth  street  " 

Copley  S(iuare  5  miles 

This  is  one  of  the  tinost  and  most  popular  routes 
about  Boston,  its  many  turnings  lead  one  through  cool 
and  shady  avenues,  lined  I)y  many  of  tlie  tinest  sul)urban 
residences.  It  is  a  favorite  return  route  for  Reservoir 
moonlight  parties. 


PHILIP  GOKEY  PAUL  N.  GOODRICH 

IDEAL  PLATING  CO. 

Eleetro-Plating,  JVletal  Polishing 

/Vi7<J   Buffing  of  Ev^ry  Description 

-         Bi(;yele  apd  all  pii^e  U/orl^  a  Specialty 

3  APFL.ETOM  ST.        BOSTOM 

...  All  Work  done  as  cheap  and  quicker  than  any  place  in  the  city  .  .  . 

"CHU-ii-KET" 

CHEWING  GUM 

I^eeps    the    JVIouth    JVToist 


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SP^OCE  -  PEPSIfl 

CHEWING  GUM 

The  Only  Oum  of  the  I^ind  on  the 
JVIarket 


ROUTE     THRKE. 

To   Chestnut   Hill   Reservoir  via  Franklin  Park. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Columbus  aveuue 

West  Chester  Tark 

Harrison  avenue 

AVarren  street 

Walnut  avenue 

Frankmx  Park 

Glen  Road.     (Coast.) 

Green  street 

Jamaica  Plain 

Centre  street 

May  street 

Pond  street 

Newton  street 

Hammond  street 

Beacon  street.     (Coast.) 

Rear  Entrance. 
The  Reservoir  Drive  is  exceedingly  popular  aniouij 
cyclists,  who  generally  congregate  at  the  watering- 
trough,  at  the  lower  basin.  It  w^as  at  this  place  that  G. 
R.  Aggassiz  won  the  championship  mile,  in  8.2U;  and  R. 
S.  Codman  made  the  quarter-mile  record  for  the  country, 
in  38  5-8  seconds,  at  the  Suffolk  Bicycle  Club  races  in  the 
early  days  of  cycling.  The  Drive  of  the  lower  basin 
measures  1  IG  (1.17)  miles  in  the  middle  of  the  way, 
with  the  scratch  at  the  watering-trough. 


RiiXht 

Left 

Riirht 

Left 

Right 

Ri'dit 


Left 

Right 

Left 

Right 

Riirht 

Riirht 


Excellent 

Asphalt 

Excellent 

Good 

Kxcellent 

Good 

4   miles 
Excellent 


01  milfs 


R(3UTE     FOUR. 
Harvard  Square  to  Belmont  Springs. 


Harvard  square 

Left 

Brattle  street 

Good 

MOITXT    AUIU'RV. 

1  1-2  miles 

Ri-ht 

Belmont  street 

Good 

Right 

Lexington  street 

«» 

Waverly. 

4  1-2  miles 

Cross 

Railroad. 

Right 

Mill  street 

Left 

Water  street 

Bki.mont  SPRI\(JS. 

G  1-2  miles 

liOUTE    FIVE. 

To  Cainbridgeport,  via  Cottage  Farm. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 
Left  Commonwealth  avenue 

Cottage  Farm  Bridge 
Right  Essex  Street  Bridge 

Brookline  street 
Left  Chestnut  street 

liight  Magazine  street 

Central  square 


Excellent 


3  1-4  miles 


ROUTE     SIX. 

Park  Route. 

Copley  square 

Boylston  street 

Through            Back  Bay  Park 

Left 

Beacon  street 

Right 

Chestnut  Hill  avenue 

Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir 

Main  Entrance 

Right 

Beacon  street 

Left 

Hammond  street 

Left 

Newton  street 

Pond  street 

Coast  Carefully 

Right 

May  street 

Left 

Centre  street 

Arnold  Arboretum 

Left 

South  street 

Forest  Hills  Station 

Cross 

Railroad 

]\Iorton  street 

Left 

Ellicott  street 

Right 

Walnut  avenue 

FuAXKi  IX  Park 

Excellent 


Good 


The  Driveway  around  Franklin  Park  is  2UU  feet   less 
than  a  mile.     Return  bv  reverse  of  route  3. 


20 


ROUTK     SKVEJ^. 


To  Riverside. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 
Commonwealtli  avenue 
Beacon  street 
Chestnut  Hill  avenue 
Brighton 

Washin<2:ton  street  to 
Oai-c  square 
Treiuont  street 
Park  street 
Nkwton 
Kail  Road 
Washiniiton  street 
Nkwtonvili.k 
AVest  Nkwtox 
Woodland  avenue 

Auni'RNDALE 

Auburn  street 

Charles  street 

KiVEUsiDi':  10  miles 

Fine  place  for  boatini'-.     Boats  to  let.     Newton  Boat 

Club  House  is  located  here.     Dinner  can   be   obtained  at 

tlie  house  of  Mr.  Ed^vard  Anderson,  favorite  rendezvous 

of  Rox])urv  Club. 


Left 
Left 
R'miit 


Left 

Riifht 

Lelt 

Cross 

Left 


Ri'rht 


Left 


■Excellent 


4  mile: 


Excellent 


G  miles 

Good 

7  3-4  miles 

8  3-4  miles 

9  miles 


ROITK     KKUIT. 


To   Gloucester  via  Essex. 


Same  as  route  thirty-nine  to  Ipswich 
Riij^ht  Essex  street 

Right  Morthern  avenue 

Essex 
Right  Southern  avenue 

Through  Essex  Avoods 

Left  School  street 

Maxchksteh 
Left  Summer  street 

Left  Western  avenue 

Gloucester 
The  road  from  Ipswich  to  Manchester 
finest  in  the  state,  and  the  ride  through    E: 
beautiful. 


3r>  3-4  miles 
Excellent 

40  1-4  miles 
Excellent 

Excellent 

44  3-4  miles 

Excellent 

52  miles 
is  one  of  the 
sex   woods  is 


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Sidixiell    8t  Saben 
Cyele  Co. 

243  Columbus  R^/enuey  Boston. 

S.  <St  s. 

CYCLES 


KLSO      NEJAi      ENGLHND      HGENTS     FOR      THB 


QUlHTOn   SCORCHER 


ROUTE     NINE. 
To  Corey  Hill. 

Copley   square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  CommonAvcaitli  avenue  Good 

Left  St.  Paul  street 

Right  Longwood  avenue 

Right  Harvard  avenue  " 

Left  Beacon  street  " 

Right  Summit  Hill  avenue 

Corey  Hill  3  miles 

Corey  Hill -was  first  overcome  by  Mr.  H.  D.  Corey, 
of  Boston  and  at  that  time  was  considered  insurmount- 
able, but  since  then  has  been  ridden  by  Ijoth  bicycles  and 
tricycles. 

Length  of  Corey  Hill,  2,300  feet;  height,  199  feet; 
average  rise,  1  foot  in  11.41 ;  steepest  grade,  last  158  feet, 
1  foot  in  7.85. 

The  view  from  the  top  of  the  hill  well  repays  for 
the  labor  of  ascending  it,  on  foot  if  necessary.  The  last 
159  feet  is  what  generally  bowls  over  the  cyclists. 

The  route  can  he  shortened  by  going  straight  out 
Beacon  street  to  Summit  Hill  avenue. 


ROUTE     TEN. 
To  Harvard  Square. 

Copley  square,  Dartmouth  street,  left,  Newbury 
street,  right,  W.  Chester  rarl<,  over  Harvard  Bridge, 
Main  street,  (Caml)ridge,)  Harvard  S<iuaro  4  miles; 
excellent  roads  all  the  way. 

Harvard  University  joins  Harvard  square.  Cyclists 
should  especially  inspect  Ilemenway  (iymnasium,  Mem- 
orial Hall  Agassiz  Museum  and  the  Washington  Elm, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Sijuare.  Holmes'  tield  has  a  one- 
half  mile  Bicycle  Track. 

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Runs  to  one  hundred  miles  and  repeats,  or  can  be 
set  at  zero,  for  each  ride  and  with  the  accompanying 
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ROUTE     ELEVEX. 

To  Franklin  Park,  Forest   Hills,  and  3It.   Hope  Cemeteries. 

Coplc}^  square 

Dartmouth,  street  Good 

Kiijlit  Columbus  aveuue  Asphalt 

Left  W.  Chester  Park  Excellent 

Right  Harrison  aveuue  Good 

Left  Warren  street  " 

Right  Walnut  avenue  Excellent 

Franklin  Park 
Right  JNIorton  street  Good 

Forest  Hills  Cemetkry 
Left  Wall<hill  street 

Mount  Hope  Cemetery 
In  passing  out  of  Franklin  Park  go  through  gates  at 
right  of  the  overlook,  follow  this  avenue  to  Morton 
street  to  Washington  street,  then  turn  sharp  to  the  left 
to  Walkhill  street.  Forest  Hills  Ctmetery  ranks  second 
to  Mount  Auburn,  and  like  it,  is  OMued  by  a  private  cor- 
poration. Mt.  Hope  belongs  to  the  city.  Mt.  Calvary 
Cemetery  (Catholic)  adjoins  Mt.  Hope.  Bicycles  are  not 
allowed  in  any  of  the  cemeteries. 


ROUTE     TWELVE. 
To   Brockton. 

Copley  square,  Dartmouth  street,  good,  Right,  Col- 
umbus avenue,  asphalt,  left,  Chester  Park,  excellent, 
right,  Boston  street,  good,  left,  Hancock  street,  good, 
Left,  Adams  street,  excellent,  Milton  Lower  Mills,  6 
1-2  miles,  East  Milton,  8  1-2  miles,  Quincy,  i  i  miles  right. 
Hancock  street,  right,  School  street,  left,  Franklin  street. 
Independent  avenue,  and  Washington  street,  are  good, 
South  Br.untree,  14  1-2  miles,  Holbrook,  18  miles, 
Franklin  street,  right  Howard  street,   left  Main   street. 


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ROUTE     THIRTEEN, 

To  Pumping  Station. 

Copley  square 
Left  Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Right  Columbus  avenue  Asphalt 

Left  Chester  Park  Excellent 

Left  Swett  street  " 

Right  Boston  street  *' 

Left  Cottage  street  " 

Cross  Dorchester  avenue  " 

Crescent  avenue  " 

Left  Carson  street  Good 

Cross  Old  Colony  R.  R. 

Mt.  Vernon  street  Excellent. 

Pumping  Statiox  4  miles 

This  is  a  favorite  evening  run.  The  station  is  located 
in  what  is  called  the  Cow  Pasture,  Dorchester  Bay, 
and  from  the  end  of  the  pier, which  is  nearly  a  mile  from 
land,  a  fine  view  of  the  harbor  can  be  obtained.  Riders 
should  visit  the  buildings,  as  some  of  the  largest  pumps 
in  the  country  are  located  here,  i)umping  the  waste  Avater 
from  the  city  into  the  tunnel,  which  conveys  it  nearly 
two  miles  under  the  bay  to  Moon  Island,  Avhere  it  empties 
into  the  ocean.  This  run  will  prove  both  pleasant  and 
instructive. 


ROUTE     FOURTEEN. 
To  Union   Market   House. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  "I      Mile 

Right  Brighton  avenue  /Ground        " 

Right  North  Beacon  street 

Charles  River  Bridge 

United  States  Arsenal 
Right  Walnut  street  " 

Left  Union  Market  House  5  1-4  miles 

The  Union  House  can  be  telephoned  from  B(>ston. 
The  hotel  is  much  patronized  by  Cattle  dealers,  and  its 
substantial  cuisine,  particularly  steaks  and  other  meats 
has  earned  a  well  deserved  reputation  among  the  ahvays 
hungry  cyclists. 

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BICYCLES -60  Sudbury  St. -BICYCLES 
JOHN  WOOD,  JR. 

Golunitiia  &  Lovell  liiiil 

BICYCLES. 

Agent  for  Pope  Mfg.   Co.   13  years. 


71  to  77 1(ai]t3ul  f>l 

BEVERLY,    IBflSS. 


60  ^udbuPij  fhmt, 

BOSTON,  IWflSS. 


BICYCLES -60  Sudbury  St. -BICYCLES 


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ROUTE    FIFTEEN. 

To  Somerville. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Newbury  street  " 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  Bridge  " 

Main  street         ]  «' 

Cambridge  to      |  3  ^^^^^^ 

Central  square     j 

Cambridgepokt  J 
Right  Prospect  street  Excellent 

Left  Wel)ster  avenue 

Union  square   1  ^  ^.2  ^^,;^^^ 

SOMEKVILLE         j 

On  Central  Hill  (via  Summer  street,  Right,  Walnut 
street,  left,  Highland  avenue,)  is  located  the  old  fort, 
constructed  partially  of  Revolutionary  relics.  Tlie  view 
from  the  hill  embraces  the  adjoining  towns  for  miles 
around. 


KOITK     SIX'I'EKX. 
To   Mt.   Auburn. 

Copley  sfiuare 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Newburv  street  " 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  Bridge 

INIain  street    "(  *  ., 

Camhridge  j    - 

Harvard  square  4  miles 

Brattle  street 

MorNT  Alburn  5  1-4  miles 

Mt.  Auburn  was  established   by   the   ]\Lassachusetts 

Horticultural  Society  in  ls;>L  and    is   the   oldest   garden 

cemetery  in  America.     Its  horticultnral  beauties  are  upon 

the  grandest  scale. 

For  Fresh  Pond  take  Fresh  Pond  Lane  opposite   Mt. 
Auburn. 


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OLD    POWDER     HOUSE,    SOMERVILLE 
All  routes  to  Lynn  pass  this  house. 

Tlie  Powiler  Hou>»p.  or  oM  mill,  lias  few  rivals  in  tlio  country  In 
hi.-^torical  interest.  Tlie  exact  date  when  it  was  built  is  not  known. 
It  was  originally  a  gri^t  mill,  and  was  i)rol)ably  l)uilt  by  .bilin 
ISIallett,  who  came  into  possession  of  the  site  in  17034.  Inliiswiil, 
jnarle  in  1720,  "tlie  grist  mill"  is  left  to  his  two  sons.  The  mill  was 
undoubtedly  built  several  years  previous  to  1720,  and  for  some 
time  after  that  it  continued 'to  grind  the  corn  for  the  farmers  for 
many  miles  around. 

The  powder  House  commemorates  one  of  the  earliest  hostilities 
of  the  revolution.  On  the  morning  of  Sept.  1,  1774,  (ien.  (iage  sent 
an  expedition  to  seize  the  jiowder  at  the  magazine,  and  2(10  soldiers 
embarked  at  Long  wliavf,  in  r.o^ton  and  proceeded  u]t  Mystic 
river,  landing  at  Ten  Hills  farm,  fioin  whence  they  mavchcd  to  the 
Powder  House.  The  2.">()  iialfbarrels  of  jxnvder  wMiich  the  magazine 
contained  were  speedily  transferre<l  to  the  boats  and  remove«l  to 
Castle  William  (now  Fort  Independence)  in  Boston  liarbor. 


ROUTE     SEVEXTEEX. 
Middlesex  Fells  and   Spot   Pond. 


Copley  square 

Dartmontli  street 

Excellent 

Left 

NeAvbury  street 

'« 

liiiiht 

W.  Chester  Park 

" 

Over 

Harvard  Bridge 
Main  street    1 
Cambridge     " 

4  miles 

Cross 

Harvard  square 
North  avenue 
roiJTEK's  Station 

Excellent 
5  1-i  miles 

Rio-ht 

Russell  street 

Left 

Ehii  street 

Cross 

Broadway 
Harvard  street 

Left 

College  avenue 

Good 

Riffht 

Pearl  street 

'• 

Left 

Med  ford  street 
Medford 

8  miles 

Left 

Forest  street 
Middlesex  Fells  ^ 
Spot  Pond             j 

Good 
10  miles 

A  fa 

iN'orite  resort  for  cycle  picnics, 

and 

for  partici- 

pants  in 

8nnd: 

av  runs.     There  is  no 

go 

od   hotel  near  by. 

Boats  can  be  liired  for  rowing   and 

sailing. 

The  roads 

near  the  pond 

are  quite  hilly. 

ROUTE     EIGHTEEX. 

T<>  Mt.  AVaufhusett,  I*rinceton. 

Same  as  Route  Twenty-three  to  Xorlhboro. 

Xortitboro,  34  miles,  South  Berlin,  36  1-2  miles 
Berlin,  38  1-2  miles,  West  Berlin,  40  miles,  Clinton, 
42  1-2  miles,  Sterling,  48  miles,  East  Princeton,  5:3 
miles.  Mount  Wauciiusett,  50  miles. 

The  roads  beyond  CHnton  are  from  good  to  bad. 
Tiie  hills  should  all  l)e  coasted  carefullv. 


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ROUTE     NINETEEN. 

Around  Great  Si^n  Boards. 

Copley  square 

Dartmoiitli  street  Excellent 

Left  Newbury  street 

Left  Cambridge  street  " 

Brighton  4  1-2  miles 

Washington  street  Good 

Newton  G  3-4  miles 

Newtonville  7  0-4  miles 

West  Newton  8  .".-4  miles 

GuEAT  SiciN  Boards  10  1-2  miles 

Left  Beacon  street  Excellent 

Chestnut  Hill  Reservoiu  15  miles 

Return  from  Reservoir  by  Reverse  of  Route  No.  2. 
This  Route  stands  second  in  favor  of  Boston  -wheel- 
men, and  is  especially  utilized  for  moonlight  and  short 
club  runs.  The  return  into  the  Reservoir  is  a  trille  hilly, 
but  the  road  bed  is  of  the  best,  and  tlie  route  includes 
many  of  the  numerous  superb  country  seats  about  Boston. 


ROUTE     TWENTY. 


To   Hunnevvell  Estate. 


Left 
Left 
Pass 


Left 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 
Commonwealth  avenue 
Beacon  street 
Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir 
Great  Sign  Boards 
Newtc^x  Lower  Falls 
Wellesley  Hills 
Wellesley 
AVasliington  street 

HUNN EWELL  EsTATE 

The  Hunnewell  Estate  is  private,    1 


Excellent 


10  miles 
11  1-2  miles 

13  1-4  miles 

Good 

14  1-2  miles 
iut  the   pul)lic   is 


generally  allowed  access  to  the  grounds,  through  the 
courtesy  of  Mr.  Hunnewell,  upon  apjjjieation  at  the  man- 
sion. The  gardens  are  beautifully  laid  out  after  the  old 
English  style,  and  overlook  Lake  Waubau  and  Wellesley 
College. 


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ROUTE     TWEXTY-OXE 
To  Echo   Bridge,  Newton. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth   street  Excellent 

Left                    Commonwealth  avenue  •• 

Left                    Beacon  street  " 

Chestnut  Ilill  Ileservoir  5  miles 

Newton  Centre  7  miles 

Left                    Centre  street  Excellent 

Newton  Highlands  8  1-4  miles 

Right                  Boylston  street  Excellent 

Left                    Echo  Bridge  9  1-4  miles 
Echo  Bridge  is  a  jjranite  span  over  the  Charles  River. 

and  supports  the  Conduit  of  the  Boston  Water  Works 
Nine  distinct  echoes  can  be  heard  from  the  blast  of  the 
bucrle. 


ROUTE     TWENTY-TWO. 
To  I^exiiigton  via  Arlington. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Newbury  street  " 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  Bridge  " 

Main  street,  Cambridge  " 

Cross  Harvard  square  4  miles 

North  avenue  Good 

Porter's  Station  5  1-4  miles 

Arlington  7  miles 

Arlington  avenue  Poor 

East  Lexington  10  miles 

Lexington  (Common)  12  1-4  miles 

Lexington  Monument 
Return  via  reverse  of  Route  24, 

This  route  from  North  avenue  and  beyond  is  sub- 
stantially the  path  taken  by  the  British  troops  on  the  way 
to  the  Battles  of  Lexington  and  Concord,  and  along  the 
road  are  many  mementos  of  those  Revolutionary  events. 
Route  24  gives  much  better  wheeling  but  is  devoid  of 
historical  points   of  interest. 


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Whitney    House 

WESTBORO,   MASS. 

L.  A.  W.  HOTEL 


32   MILES   FROM   BOSTON. 

GOOD    ROADS,    THROUGH   A    DELIGHTFUL   COUNTRY 
ALL    THE   WAY. 


$2.00  per  Day. 


Dinner,  50cts, 


BEST   HOTEL    BETWEEN    BOSTON  AND  WORCESTER 

STEAM  HEAT,  ELECTRIC  LIGHTS  AND  BELLS 

FIRST  CLASS  IN  EVERY  PARTICULAR 


Special   Attention  to  the    Comfort  and  Accommoe 
dation  of  Wheelmen. 


FRANK  H.   MARTIN, 

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PROP. 


ROUTE     TWENTY-THREE. 

To  Worcester. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  " 

Left  Beacon  street  " 

Pass  Reservoir  " 

Beacon  street 

Newton  Centre  7  miles 

Beacon  street  Excellent 

Newton  Lower  Falls 

Wellesley  Hills  11  1-2  miles 

Wellesley  13  1-4  miles 

Natick  17  1-4  miles 

At  Natick  Common  turn  to  the  left  and  take  first  on 

the  right  (Pond  street)  to  Mill  street,  which   leads  back 

to  the  Main  road  again  and  thus  avoid  the  sand  along  the 

west  shore  of  Cochituate  Lake. 

South  Framingiiam,  20  miles,  Cross,  B.  &  A.  A.  R. 
R.  to  the  right,  Concord  street,  Good,  left.  Union  avenue 
Good,  Fkamingham  Centre,  22  miles.  Cross,  O.  C.  R.  R. 
Around  Reservoir,  Under  Railroad  Bridge,  Southboro', 
29  miles,  Nortiiboro',  34  miles,  Shrewsbury,  40  miles, 
Worcester,  45  miles. 

At  Framingham  Reservoir  the  "  sand  paper"  district 
practically  ends.  The  roads  to  Southboro'  are  good ; 
beyond  there  fair,  but  an  old  rider  may  ride  from  Boston 
to  Worcester  without  a  dismount.  The  Deerfoot  Farms 
and  St.  Marks  School  are  located  in  Southboro'. 

At  Framingham  Centre  take  road  indicated  by  Sign 
Board  marked  Worcester.  One  mile  west  of  Southboro' 
take  right  hand  road  for  Worcester  and  left  hand  for 
Westboro'  (3  miles.)  At  Shrewsbury  take  new  road  to 
Worcester.  For  Marlboro'  (4  miles)  take  right  hand 
road  at  Southboro'. 

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"United  We  Stand" 

The  Columbia  has  its  inner  tube 
"united"  to  outer  cover  and  thus  "stands" 
under  Columbia  riders. 

No  walking  home  when  you  use 
a  Columbia. 

Pope  Mfg.  Co, 

Boston         New  York         Chicago  Hartford 


ROUTE     TWENTY-FOUR. 
To  Lexington  via  Waverly. 


Copley  square. 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 


Left 

Left 

Right 

Right 

Left 

Left 

Right 

Left 


This  route  is  about  a  mile  longer  than  No.  22.  The 
road  bed  is  excellent,  and  it  is  recommended  to  those 
who  prefer  good  riding  to  viewing  historical  landscapes. 


Commonwealth  avenue 

I     Mile 
J  Grouhd 

Brighton  avenue 

Linden  street 

Cambridge  street 

North  Harvard  street 

Brighton  street 

Mt.  Auburn  street 

Good 

Mt.  Auburn 

5  3-4  miles 

Belmont  street 

Fair 

North  street 

«' 

Waverly 

8  1-2  miles 

East  Lexington 

11  1-2  miles 

Main  road 

Fair 

Lexington 

13  1-2  miles 

ROUTE     TWENTY-FIVE. 
Milton  Lower  Mills  to  West  and  South  Qulncy. 

Milton  Lower  Mills.  Adams  street.  Milton  Hill. 
East  Milton  Station,  1   1-2  miles.     Railway  Villacjk, 

2  miles.      Right,  Common  street,  good.     West  Quincy. 

3  1-2  miles.     Left,  Water  street,  fair.     Right,  Franklin 
street,  fair.      South  Quincy,  5  miles. 

At  the  foot  of  Franklin  street  hill  are  located  two  old 
fashioned  houses,  the  birthplaces  of  John  Adams  and 
John  Quincy  Adams.  From  the  top  of  Penn's  Hill,  close 
by,  Mrs.  John  Adams  and  young  Quincy  Adams  watched 
the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  saw  the  departure  of  the 
Britisti  fleet  from  Boston.  Scattered  through  the  town- 
ship of  Quincy  are  many  other  historical  points  of  interest 
pertaining  io  Revolutionary  times,  directly  connected 
with  the  Adams  and  Hancock  families. 


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The  best  and  most  favorably  known 

The  most  completely  guaranteed 

The  result  of  fifteen  years  of  experience 
in  manufacture 

The  wheel  that  holds  world's  records 
The  favorite 

The  COLUMBIA 


Pope  A\fg.  Co. 

221  Coliimbas  five.,    -      -     Boston. 


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ROUTE     TWEXTY-SIX. 


Soston   to   Concord   and   Acton. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Excellent 

Left 

Newbury  street 

" 

Right 

West  Chester  Park 

(( 

Over 

Harvard  Bridge 

Main  street,  CamhhiixtK 

Cross 

Harvard  square 

4  miles 

PoRTEu's  Station 

5  1-4  miles 

A  ULINGTOX 

7  miles 

Arlington  avenue 

Good 

East  Lexington 

10  miles 

Lexington  (Common.) 

12  1-4  miles 

Monument  street 

Poor 

Lexington  Road 

" 

Concord  (Common) 

18  miles 

Main  street 

Concord  Junc. 

20  miles 

Laws  Brook  Road  to  So. 

Acton       23  miles 

About  one  mile  this  side  of  the  Common  is  the  old 
Nathaniel  Hawthorne  house  (with  tower,)  with  Haw- 
thorne's walk  between  it  and  the  Alcott  house,  and  the 
chapel  of  the  Concord  School  of  Philosophy  adjoining. 
A  half-mile  furthur  on,  in  the  forks  of  the  road,  is  the 
Emerson  homestead.  Just  at  tlie  entrance  to  the  village 
on  the  left  is  the  old  Wright  Tavern.  On  tlie  right, 
down  Monument  street,  are  the  Old  Manse  and  "One  Arch 
Bridge,"  the  scene  of  the  Battle  of  Concord.  On  Main 
street  are  the  Concord  Library  and  the  old  Thoreau 
house,  the  present  home  of  A.  Bronson  and  Louise  M. 
Alcott.  In  the  old  Court  house  is  the  C.  E.  Davis  col- 
lection of  relics.  The  first  I'rovincial  Congress  was  held 
in  the  Unitarian  Church  edifice,  near  the  Wright  Tavern. 


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riassapoag  Lake  Hotel,  Sharon,  Mass. 

Open  from  May  to  October.  18  miles  from  Boston  on  Providence 
Division  Old  Colony  Railroad.  Beautifully  situated  on  the  banks  of  one 
of  the  larg-est  lakes  in  Massachusetts.  Good  roads.  Excellent  cuisine. 
A  beautiful  new  steamer.     Special  attention  to  the  comforts  of  bicyclists. 


A.  Park  Boyce  &  Co.,  Proprietors. 

Telephone  Connections. 


^3^ 


ROUTE     TWENTY- SEVEN. 
To  Maseapoag:  House,  Sharon. 

Copley  scjiiare 

Dartmouth  street  Good 

Right  Columbus  avenue  Asphalt 

Left  W.  Chester  Park  Excellent 

Right  Harrison  avenue  Good 

Left  Warren  street  " 

Right  Walnut  avenne  Excellent 

Franklin  Park  4  miles 

Right  Through  Gates  to 

Right  Morton  street  Good 

Austin  street  " 

Right  Blue  Hill  avenue  '« 

Mattapan  7  luileg 

Blue  Hill 

AVashington  street  Good 

Ponkapoag 

Canton  13  miles 

Sharon  18  miles 

Massapoag  Lake  Hotel 
Another  Route  is  from  Coi)lcy  square,  Columbus 
avenue,  Chester  Park,  Harrison  avenue,  Warren  street, 
Blue  Hill  avenue,  past  Mattapan  station.  New  York  and 
New  England  Railroad,  straight  out  past  the  west  side 
of  Blue  Hill,  through  Ponkapoag  Village,  then  bear  to 
the  right,  pass  the  cemeteries.  South  Canton,  pass  the 
station  Stoughton  Branch  Railroad,  Cobb's  Tavern, 
Massapoag  Lake,  to  the  Massapoag  Lake  Hotel —  18  1-2 
miles.  • 

Driving  distances  from  the  hotel  to  adjacent  towns, 
Moose  Hill,  4  miles, ;  Canton,  5  miles;  Stoughton,  Wal- 
pole,  and  Foxboro,  6  miles ;  Brockton,  12  miles ;  Norwood, 
10  miles;  Dedliam  U  miles. 


To  South  Natick  via  Needham.     Same  as  Koute  Forty-three  to 

West  Roxiurv  7  miles 

Cross  Charles  River  Bridge 

Right  Needham  street 

Causeway  street  Excellent 

Great  Plain  avenue  " 

Needham  11  1-2  miles 

Wellesley  15  1-2  miles 

South  Natick  17  3-4  miles 

The  roads  by  this   route   are   especially   tine.     Great 

Plain  avenue  in  Needham  has  no  superior  as  a   road   bed. 

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parents 

consequently 

Wc  can  appreciate  the  position  of  tl^e  man 
who  wants  a  wheel  apd  has  not  tl^e  ready 
cash  to  pay  for  it.  We  have  all  the  leading 
iDakes  cXT}d  sell  tl^err^  09  terms  to  suit.  We 
rent,  repair,  excl^apge  and  sell  on  cormmission. 


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ROUTE     TWENTY-EIGHT. 
To  Concord  via  Walthaiiu 

Copley  square,  Dartiiiontli  street,  Excellent,  left, 
Commonwealth  avenue,  and  Right,  Brighton  avenue, 
(mile  ground)  excellent,  right.  North  Beacon  street, 
excellent,  Watertown,  5  3-4  miles,  Main  street,  Good, 
Waltham,  8  3-4  miles.  Main  street,  good,  Cross,  Mass. 
Central  R.  R.,  Right,  Weston  Station,  12  l-4miles, 
Left,  North  avenue.  Fair,  Cross,  Fitchburg  R.  R. 
Right,  Fork  of  Roads,  Fair,  South  Lincoln,  Right, 
Walden  street,  Fair,  Waldeu  Pond,  Concord,  18  3-4  mile. 


ROUTE     TWENTY-NINE. 
To  Woodlawn   Park   Hott'l   via  Ne«ton, 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  \     Mile  " 

Right  Brighton  avenue  j  Gfouml        " 

Left  Cambridge  street  " 

Brighton 

Washington  street  Good 

Newton  G  3-4  miles 

Newtonv  !LLE  7  3-4  miles 

West  Newton  8  3-4  miles 

Washingtju  street  Good 

Woodlawu  Tark  Hotel  9  1-2  miles 

Return  via  "Great  Sign  Boards"  and  Beacon   street 

to  Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir,  as  given  in  Route  2   and    19. 

It  is  the  rule  for  wheelmen  to  dine  at  the  Woodland  Park 

Hotel,  when  in  the  vicinity,  and  it  is  seldom  that  during 

the  riding  season  one  cannot  11  nd  wheelmen  there. 


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ROUTE     THIRTY. 
To  Kssex  House,  Saleui. 

Copley  square 

Boylston  street  Excelleut 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  Bridge  " 

Main  street,  Cambridge 
Cross  Harvard   square  3  miles 

Left  North  avenue  Excellent 

Right  Day  street 

Railroad  station 
Left  Cross  track 

Elm  street 

Old  Powder  House 

College  avenue 
Right  George  street 

Left  Main  street 

Medford  square  7  1-2  miles 

Salem  street,  City  square,  lalden,  9  1-2  miles,  right. 
Main  street,  left,  Eastern  avenue,  Broadway,  Maplewood, 
11  miles,  left,  Broadway,  Salem  street,  watering  trough, 
East  Saugus,  14  8-4  miles,  left,  Boston  street,  Tower  Hill, 
left.  Common  street,  Lynn  Common,  1(>  3-4  miles,  Com- 
mon street,  left,  Essex  street,  Lafayette  street,  cross 
bridge,  Central  street,  right,  Essex  Hoi'Sk,  22  3-4  miles. 
At  Maiden  pump  take  Ferry  street,  left.  Elm  street, 
for  Woodlawn  Cemetery 

This  is  one  of  the  favorite  runs  of  Boston  wheelmen 
and  one  is  always  likely  to  tind  wheelmen  at  dinner  at  the 
Essex  House.  This  route  can  be  somewhat  shortened  by 
taking  the  Chelsea  Ferry,  between  Boston  and  Chelsea 
(See  last  part  of  Route  57,) 

An  excellent  after-dinner  trip  can  be  made  by  cross- 
ing the  bridge  into  Beverly,  and  on  to  Manchester  and 
Gloucester,  following  the  shore  road.  For  points  of 
interest  in  and  about  Gloucester  read,  -In  and  around. 
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ROUTE     THIRTY-OXE. 

To  Charlestown,  Everett   Maiden,  Melrose,  Wakefield,  Read- 
ing, No.  Read  in  jj,  Andover  an<l   I^awrence. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Riiflit  Beacon  street  " 

Left  Temple  street 

Through  Stamford  street  Pavements 

Causeway'  street  to  ' ' 

Warren  avenue  " 

City  square  Charlhstowx  2  miles 

Left  Bow  street  Good 

Left  Rutherford  avenue  *' 

Sullivan  square  3  1-4  miles 

Right  Oxford  street  over  Maiden  Bridge  to 

Everett  station  5  1-4  miles 

Left,  Main  street,  Malden,  7  miles,  Melrose,  9  miles, 

Melrose  Highlands   10  1-4  miles,   Wakkfield,    12  3-4 

miles,  Reading,   15  3-4  miles,   Andover,   25    1-4  miles, 

Lawrence  29  1-2  miles. 


ROUTE     THIRTY-TWO. 
To   Woodlawn    Park    Hotel,   via   Great   Sign   Boards. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  " 

Left  Beacon  street  '• 

To  Great  Sign  Boards 

Right  Washington  street  " 

WooDi.AAVN  Park  Hotel 
Return  hy  reverse  of  Route  19. 


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ROl'TE     TITIIITY-THREE. 


To  NautaHket    Beach,    Hull,   ami    l>owiier'K   I.Hudint;. 


Copley  .s<iuarc 

Dartmouth  street 

Good 

Ri.-ht 

Columbus  avenue 

Asphalt 

Left 

Chester  Park 

Excellent 

night 

Harrison  avenue 

Good 

i^eft 

Warren  street 

(( 

Left 

Washington  street 
Codman  Hill 
Milton  Hill 

«( 

Adams  street 

Excellent 

East  Milton 

8  miles 

QUINCY 

10  1-2  miles 

Washington  street 

Good 

QuiNCY  Point 

12  1-4  miles 

North  Weymouiti 

14  miles 

Bridge  street 

Fair 

Lincoln  street 

(( 

HlNGHAM 

17  miles 

Rockland  street 

Fair 

Nantaskkt  p.  O. 

19  1-2  miles 

Hull 

24  miles 

At  Nantasket  P.  0.  take  Jerusalem  Road  to  the  right 
for  shore  hotels  and  restaurants  in  Cohassot;  and  to  the 
left  for  Nantasket  Beach  resorts.  The  roads  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  the  beach  are  more  or  less  sandy,  particularly  so  in 
dry  weather. 

For  Downer's  Landing  take  the  first  left-hand  road 
after  passing  Weymouth  DraAv  Bridge. 

Downer's  Lauding  is  a  seashore  summer  resort  in 
Boston  Harbor,  and  its  clam  and  fish  dinners  are  popular 
with  cyclists. 

The  return  to  Boston  can  be  made  bv  cars  or  steamer. 


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ROUTE     THIRTY-FOUR. 

To  Franklin   Tark  and   Return. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Good 

Riirht 

Columbus   avenue 

Asphalt 

L.^ri 

Chester  Park 

Excellent 

Kisflit 

Harrison  avenue 

Good 

Ueft 

Warren  street 

(( 

Right 

Walnut  avenue 

Excellent 

Franklin  Park 

3  3-4  miles 

The  land  occupied  by  Franklin  Park  covers  about 
500  acres  more  or  less  of  fields  and  woodlands  and  is  fast 
approaching  completion.  There  are  miles  of  the  finest 
of  macadamized  roads  completed  in  the  park  and  the 
drive  around  the  play  ground  is  the  pride  of  Boston 
wheelmen.  The  city  Fourth  of  July  races  are  run  heie. 
The  wheelmen  congregate  at  the  spring  at  the  lower  end 
of  the  playground.  Going  toward  Morton  street  there 
is  a  fine  coast  of  a  half  mile.  On  any  pleasant  Sunday 
hundreds  of  wheels  niav  l)e  seen  here. 


Right 

Morton  street 

Cross 

Old  Colony  R.  R. 

Left 

South  street 

Good 

Through 

Arnold  Aboretum 

Right 

Centre  street 

Fine  Coast 

Left 

May  street 

ExceHent 

Right 

Pond  street 

" 

Left 

Prince  street 

<{ 

Right 

Perkins  street  (Jamaica  Pond 

1-) 

Left 

Chestnut  street 

Sharp  Coast 

Right 

Sewall  street 

Excellent 

Cypress  street 

1 

School  street 

[  Brook- 

Aspinwall  avenue 

;     line. 

St.  Paul  street 

J 

Right 

Beacon  street 

Right 

l^artmouth  street 
Copley  square 

This  route  although  containing  many  turns,  leads 
through  fine  streets,  mostly  macadamized.  Starting  in 
Boston,  out  through  Roxbury.  Jamaica  Plain,  Brookline, 
the  distance  is  about  ten  miles,  and  can  be  easily  covered 
in  two  hours. 


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I'vOrtE     TPtlRTY-FIVK. 


To  Charlestown,   Bunker   Hill,   aiul  Navy  Yard. 


Cople)'  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Excellent 

Left 

XeTvbnry  street 

'' 

Riaht 

Chester  Park 

(I 

Over 

Harvard  Bridge 

Main  street,  Cambridgk 

(( 

Central  square 

2  miles 

Right 

Prospect  street 

Excellent 

Left 

Washington  street 

Good 

Sullivan  square " 
Charlestown 

4  1-2  miles 

Rio^lit 

Rutherford  street 

Good 

Left 

Austin  street 

(( 

Cross 

Main  street 

Poor 

Right 

Warren  street 

Good 

Left 

Monument  avenue 

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6  miles 

Right 

Chestnut  street 

Good 

Cross 

Chelsea  street 

Paved 

Left 

Wapping  street 

Navy    Yard, 

The  monument  is  located  in  the  Centre  of  Charles- 
town,  and  is  reached  by  this  route  -without  passing  over 
any  paved  or  poor  streets.  The  Navy  Yard  is  open  to 
visitors  (week  days)  from  7.30  A.  M.  to  4.30  P.  M.  The 
Marine  Museum  contains  many  curiosities. 

For  a  shorter  route  take  right  Dartmontli  and  Beacon 
streets,  left  Temple,  cross  Cambridge,  through  Staniford 
and  Causeway  to  Warren  avenue,  over  bridge  to  Common 
street  then  Winthrop  to  monument.  Although  nuich 
shorter  than  first  route  the  streets  are  nearly  all  paved, 
and  part  of  the  way  would  have  to  be  made  on  foot  to 
avoid  teams. 


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ROUTE     THIRTY-SIX. 
To   Medfield,  Meclway,  Millfs  and   Mllford. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Plxcellent 

Right  Columbus  avenue  Asphalt 

Left  Camden  street  Excellent 

Right  Tremont  street  Pavements 

Left  Cabot  street  Asphalt 

Right  Hampshire  street  Excellent 

Left  Linden  Park  " 

Right  Elm  wood  street 

Right  Roxbury  street  " 

Left  Tynchon  street 

Centre  street 
Jamaica  Plain,  4  miles,  left,  South  street,  good, 
at  Forest  Hills  take  Washington  street,  excellent,  Ros- 
lindale,  5  miles,  right,  South  street  good,  left  Centre  street 
good,  Wkst  Roxiu'uy,  7  miles,  Spring  street,  good, 
Charles  River,  8  miles,  right.  Bridge  street,  cross  bridire, 
High  street,  good,  Wkst  Dedham,  11  miles,  right.  Main 
street,  good,  Medfield,  15  miles,  Main  street,  IMain 
street,  MilliS,  18  miles,  Main  street,  W.  Medway,  22  miles 
Mllford  street,  Milford,  27  miles. 


R(  )UTE     THIRTY-SEVEN. 
To   Milfor«l. 

Same  as  Route  Twenty-three  to  South  Framingham. 

South  Fuvmingham,  18  miles,  left,  by  Sherborn 
Prison,  to  East  Hollistoa  Depot,  22  miles,  Hollistox 
(Washington  street)  23  miles,  Bn  vG«;Mr.i,E,  27  miles, 
MiLFOUD,  30  miles. 

From  South  Framingham  to  Holliston  tlie  road  i.«4 
good ;  from  there  to  Milford  quite  sandy  or  muddy,  •m-cov- 
ding  to  the  weather. 


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ROUTE     TIIIRTY-KIGHT. 

To  Reading. 
Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Newbury  street 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  bridge  " 

Main  street,  Cambridge  " 

Cross  Harvard  square  3  miles 

Left  North  avenue  Good 

Porter's  Station  4  miles 

Right  Russell  street  Pair 

Left  Elm  street  " 

Cross  R.  R. 

Harvard  street  " 

Left  Medford  street  " 

Medford  7  1-2  miles 

Cross  Mvstic  river 

Left  Fulton  street  Good 

Wyoming  avenue  Pair 

Pond  street  " 

Left  South  street  " 

Main  street  " 

Stoneiiam  111-2  miles 

Main  street  Pair 

Reading  15  1-2  miles 

Return,  John  street,  fair,  Lake  ManagoAvitt,  Green 

street,    fair,    Wakefield,    3   miles,    Main   street,    fair. 

Crystal  Lake,  Greenwood,  3  3-4  miles,  Melrose,  5  miles, 

Malden,  7  3-4  miles.     [See  Maiden  for  return  to  Boston.] 
This  route  can  be  shortened  by  taking  Forest  street 

to  Reading  direct,  but  the  road-bed  this  "way  is  very  poor. 


ROUTE     THIRTY-NINE. 
Boston   to   Haverhill. 

Route  59  to  Beverly,  24  1-4  miles,  Depot  square, 
Rantoul  street,  good,follow  horse  car  track,  fair,  North 
Beverly,  AVeniiam,  H.imilton,  Ipswich,  35  3-4  miles, 
right,  engine  house,  left,  First  street,  good,  Rowley,  40 
miles,  Georgetown,  side  path,  4G  1-2  miles,  Gron  eland, 
side  path,  50  miles,  Haverhill,  53  1-4  miles. 

Haverhill  is  a  boot  and  shoe  city  of  25.000  population. 
The  points  of  Interest  are  Public  Library  on  Summer 
street,  Whittier's  birthplace,  about  three  miles  out  on  the 
Amesbury  road.  Lake  Kenoza,  and  W.  G.  Wells'  "  Castle 
AVinnekenni." 


ROUTE     FORTY. 
Boston  to  New  Bedford. 

Same  as  route  twelve  to  Brockton,  West  IBkidge- 
WATEU,  28  miles,  Bridgewatek,  31  miles,  North  Mid- 
DLEBORO',  36  miles,  Lakeville,  40  miles,  Acushxet,  53 
miles,  New  Bedford,  57  miles. 

From  Middleboro'  to  Acushnet  the  roads  are  mostly 
mirideable  and  train  is  recommended  if  you  ride  a  solid 
or  cushion  tire,  but  if  you  have  a  pneumatic,  push  through. 
The  last  five  miles  into  New  Bedford  are  good. 


ROUTE    FORTY-ONE. 
To  Mattapan. 

Copley  square,  Dartmouth  street,  good,  right,  Colum- 
bus avenue,  asphalt,  left,  W.  Chester  Park,  excellent, 
right,  Harrison  avenue,  good,  left,  Warren  street,  good, 
right,  Walnut  avenue,  excellent,  left,  Dale  street,  excel- 
lent, right,  Laurel  street,  excellent,  left,  Bower  street, 
excellent,  right,  Warren  street,  good,  left,  Washington 
street,  excellent,  Dorchester,  6  1-2  miles,  right,  River 
street,  excellent,  Mattapan,  8  1-2  miles. 

To  return  to  Boston,  continue  on  to  Hyde  Park,  and 
then  the  x'e verse  of  Route  71. 


ROUTE     FORTY-TWO. 
To  Fitrhburg. 

Same  as  Route  Twenty-Three  to  Northboro',  North- 
Boiio',  3-t  miles,  S.  Bkiilin,  Bkulix,  38  1-2  miles,  W. 
Berlin,  40  miles,  Clintox,  42  1-2  miles,  S.  Lancaster, 
No.  Lancaster,  46  3-4  miles,  Leominster,  53  1-4  miles, 
FiTCHiJURG,  58  miles. 

For  Hudson  [4  miles]  turn  to  right  at  Berlin.  The 
roads  from  Northboro'  to  Fitchburg  are  good,  with  few 
hills;  through  Lancaster  they  are  exceptionally  good. 

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ROUTE     FORTY-THREE. 
Boston  to  Walpole. 

Copley  square 

Huntington  avenue  Excellent 

Right  W.  Chester  Tarlv 

Left  Westland  avenue  ,  " 

Left  Parker  street  Good 

Right  Centre  street  " 

Jamaica  Plain,  3  miles,  right,  by  Soldiers'  Monu- 
ment, right,  Weld  street,  excellent,  left.  Maple  street, 
excellent,  right.  Centre  street,  good,  Wkst  Roxbuhy,  7 
miles,  through  Dcdham  Centre,  10  miles,  Washington 
street,  good,  Nokwood,  16  miles,  Walpole,  21  miles. 

Moose  Hill,  3  miles,  commands  a  view  of  60  towns. 
Massapoag  Lake,  5  miles,  Highland  Lake  Grove,  3  miles, 
Lake  Pearl  (Wrentham),  5  miles,  are  the  points  of 
interest. 


ROUTE     FORTY-FOUR. 
Boston   to  Marblehead. 

Same  as  Route  Fifty-seven  to  Lynn  Common. 

Lynn  (Common)  1(>  3-4  niilos 

North  or  South  Common  street  Good 

Right  Market  street 

Left  Broad  street  " 

Follow  Horse  Railroad  straight  to  INIarblehead,  22  1-2 
miles. 

The  run  to  Marblehead  cannot  be  surpassed  in  this 
country,  as  the  road  is  fine  and  the  points  of  interest  are 
many.  Lee  Mansion  on  Washington  street,  St.  Michael's 
Church  (built  in  1714),  Fort  Sewall  Park,  Old  Hill  Bury- 
ing Ground,  off  Beacon  street.  Old  Brig,  the  birthplace 
of  Moll  Pitcher,  and  the  Fountain  Inn  Well  are  all  worth 
ft  visit.  At  Marblehead  Neck,  1  1-2  miles,  visit  the 
Churn,  Great  Head,  the  lighthouse  and  Eastern  Yacht 
Club  House. 


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ROUTE     FORTY-FIVE. 

To  Providence  II.  I. 

Copley  square 

Huntington  aveuue 

Excellent 

Right 

W.  Chester  Parle 

Left 

Westland  avenue 

<( 

Left 

Parker  street 

Good 

Right 

Centre  street 

u 

Jamaica   Plain 

4  miles 

Right 

Weld  street 

Excellent 

Left 

Corey  street 

»' 

Right 

Centre  street 

Good 

Through 

West  Roxbuuy 

8  miles 

Through 

Dedham 

10  miles 

Washington  street,  good,  Norwood,  1G  miles,  Wal- 
POLE,  21  miles,  Wi{Kntiiam  27  miles,  Plainville,  32 
miles,  No.  Attlehoku,  34  miles,  Dodgeville,  40  miles, 
Hebkonville,  44  miles,  Pawtucket,  48  miles,  Pkuvid- 
ENCE,  53  miles. 

There  are  almost  as  many  routes  to  Providence  as 
riders,  but  none  better  than  this.  The  points  of  interest 
are  Roger  Williams  Park,  the  Cove,  BroAvu  University, 
the  Arcade,  American  Screw  Company's  Works,  Quaker 
College,  and  many  others. 


ROUTE     FOKTY-SIX. 
To   Hough's   Neck    (Quincy.) 

Same  as  Route  Fifty-four  to 

Quincy  13  3-4  miles 

Left  Coddington  street  Good 

Left  Sea  street  " 

IIour.H's  Neck  17  miles 

Hough's  Neck  is  at  the  end  of  Quincy  Peninsula,  and 
is  quite  a  summer  resort,  and  is  fast  becoming  a  favorite 
rendezvous  for  bicyclers  on  account  of  its  nearness  to 
Boston  and  its  fine  fish  dinners. 


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ROUTE     FORTY-SEVEN. 
To  Newbury  port. 


Follow 


Ri-lit 
Left 

Cross 


Same  as  Route  Fifty-nine  to  Beverly 
Depot  square 
Rantonl  street 
Ilorse-car  Tracks  to 
Weniiam 
Ha:milton 
Ipswich 
Engine  House 
First  street 
Rowley 
Bridge 
New  p.  UK  Y 
Cemetery 
High   street 

NEWliLRYPOHT 

This  route  was  a  part  of  tlie  original  100  miles  road 
race.  The  roads  beyond  Beverly  are  fully  up  to  the 
average  of  country  roads. 

The  points  of  interest  are  the  homes  of  the  French 
Refugees,  the  homesteads  of  the  Wallaces,  Caleb  Cushing 
and  Lord  Timothy  Dexter,  the  Old  South  Church,  where 
Whitfield  is  buried.  Public  Library,  where  AVashington 
was  entertained,  the  home  of  Greely  the  Arctic  explorer, 
residence  of  Gough,  and  Garden  of  the  Dead. 


Good 


13  miles 

Good 
16  miles 

23  miles 

Good 
25  1-2  miles 


ROUTE     FORTY-EIGHT. 
To   La-nrence. 

Same  as  Route  Thirty-eight  to  Reading. 

^lain  street  Good 

Andover  2;3 1-2  miles 

Lawuenck  30  miles 

The  roads  beyond  Reading  are  only  fair.  Wheelmen 
should  visit  the  Pacific  Mills  (one  of  the  largest  in  the 
world,)  see  the  Lawrence  Dam,  and  visit  the  reservoir, 
where  a  fine  view  of  the  city  and  surrounding  coun- 
try can  be  had. 


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ROUTE     FORTY-NIN].. 
To   Portsinoiitli, 

Same  as  Route  Forty-seven  to  Ne\vl)ury|)ort,  49  3-4 
miles,  follow  Iloisc-car  track  to  Cluiiii  l)ricl,j;e,  Amks- 
Bi'KY,  52  1-4  miles,  Skabrook,  53  1-4  miles,  Hampton,  61 
miles,  roKTSMouTii,  72  miles. 

In  Avlieelini^  towards  I'ortsmouth,  the  Seabrook  sands 
can  be  avoided  by  following  the  horse-car  tracks  from 
Newburyport,  by  the  chain  bridge,  to  Amesbury,  instead 
of  crossing  the  Merrimac  River  on  the  old  travel  bridge, 
near  the  railroad  bridge  at  Newburyport.  After  crossing 
the  Chain  bridge  wheelmen  should  take  the  second  right 
turn  at  guide  board  marked  "  l^m.  to  Portsmouth,"  which 
road  leads  to  the  large  Rocky  Hill  Meeting  house,  where 
a  guide  board  is  marked  "  Hampton,  9m.,"  which  roads 
end  at  Methodist  Church  in  Seabrook.  Thence  the  regu- 
lar travel  road  can  be  followed  to  Rortsmouth.  The  trip 
from  Boston  to  Portsmouth  can  be  easily  made  in  a  day 
by  any  fair  rider. 


ROUTE     FIFTY. 
To  L-owell  and  Nashua. 

Same  as  Route  Thirty-eight  to  Medford.  Medford. 
8  3-4  miles.  High  street,  Purchase  street,  Winchesteh, 
11  1-2  miles,  follow  Horse-car  track  to  Woiuhx,  14  1-2 
miles,  Winn  street,  Burlington,  17  1-2  miUs,  Main  road 
to  BiLLERic.^,  23  miles,  Lowell,  30  miles,  Middlesex 
Village,  32  miles,  Tyngsroro,  3G  1-2  miles,  Littles,  39 
1-2  miles,  Nashua,  N.  H.,  42  1-2  miles. 

The  roads  beyond  Lowell  are  mostly  poor. 


ROUTE     FIFTY  ONE. 
To  Fall  River. 

Same  as  Route  Fifty-four  to  Brockton,  24  3-4  miles, 
Main  street,  good,  right,  W.  Elm  street,  good,  left, 
Warren  avenue,  right,  Forrest  avenue,  good,  right,  by  Fair 
grounds  to  Main  street,  good.  No.  Easton,  28  3-4  miles, 
Hockamoch  Swamp,  North  Raynham,  3(J  miles,  Taun- 
ton, 39  miles,  Somerset  avenue  to  Dkjhton,  44  1-2  miles, 
So:siERSET,  50  miles,  Fall  River,  55  miles. 

From  Taunton  follow  river  on  right  bank  all  the 
way  :  roads  not  very  good. 


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ROUTE     VIFTY-TWO. 
Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir  to  Dedham. 


Reservoir 

Right 

Beacon  street 

Good 

Left 

Ilamnioncl  street 

Excellent 

Left 

Newton  street 

*« 

Right 

South  street 

ti 

Church  street 

Good 

Right 

Centre  street 

AVest  Roxbury 

7  miles 

Right 

Spring  street 
Cliarles  River 
Bridge  street 

Good 

Left 

Ames  street 
Charles  River 

Good 

Washington  street 

Good 

Dedham 

10  miles 

ROUTE     FIFTY-THREE. 


Copley  Sq.  to  Auburndale,  via  lleservoir  lioad. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Left 

Common-svealth  avenue 

Excellent 

Right 

Gloucester  street 

Left 

Beacon  street 

Right 

Chestnut  avenue 

Left 

South  street 

Right 

Ward  street 

Left 

Centre  street 

Right 

Homer  street 

Fuller  street 

Fair 

Right 

Woodlawn  street 

AUBUHNDALE 

9  miles 

Return  to  Washington  street,  and  via  Newton  to  Boston. 


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ROUTE     FIFTY-FOUR. 
To    Brockton. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Good 

Rio^ht  Columbus  aveuue  Asphalt 

Left  Chester  Park  Excellent 

Right  Boston  street  Good 

Left  Hancock  street 

Left  Adams  street  Excellent 

Dorchester 
Crrss  Xeponset  River  Bridge 

Milton  Lower  Mills,  6  3-4  miles,  Milton  Hill,  Adams 
street,  excellent.  East  ]\riLTON,  8  1-2  miles.  Quin'cy,  11 
miles,  Braintree,  13  miles,  South  Braintree,  14  miles, 
Randolph,  18  3-4  miles,  East  Stoughton,  21  miles, 
Brockton,  24  3-4  miles. 

For  Stoughton  [3  miles]  take  Pond  street  (right) 
at  E.  Stoughton,  then  right.  Central  street,  left,  Lincoln 
street,  to  Stoughton  centre. 


ROUTE     FIFTY-FIVE. 
To  Cobb's  Tavern. 

Copley  square,  Dartmouth  street,  good,  right,  Colum- 
bus avenue,  asphalt,  left,  W.  Chester  Park,  excellent, 
Swett  street,  good,  right,  Boston  street,  good,  Columbia 
street,  good,  left,  Washington  street,  Codman  Hill,  Dor- 
chester, 6  1-4  miles,  cross  Neponset  River  bridge, 
Milton  Lower  Mills,  6  1-2  miles,  Milton  Hill,  right. 
Central  avenue,  good,  "Washington  street,  good,  Ponka- 
POAG,  right,  Washington  street,  good,  C.o;ton,  Cobb's 
Tavern,  16  1-2  miles. 

At  the  top  of  Milton  Hill  an  excellent  view  of  Boston 
Harbor  and  Massachusetts  Bay  and  of  the  surrounding 
country  is  afforded.  Codman  Hill  has  a  short,  stiff  grade 
which  should  be  coasted  carefully.  Cobb's  Tavern  has 
the  appearance  of  a  farm  house  of  a  century  ago,  and  is 
w'ell  known  to  Boston  cvclists  for  its  tine  dinners. 


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ROUTE     FIFTY-SIX. 
Boston   to   Milton   and  Quincy. 

Copley  square,  Dcirtmouth  street,  good,  right,  Colum- 
bus avenue,  asplialt,  left,  W.  Chester  Park,  excellent, 
left,  Swett  street,  good,  right,  Boston  street,  good, 
Columbia  street,  good,  left,  Washington  street,  exct-Uont, 
Codman  Hill,  Dokciiestek,  6  1-2  miles,  Neponset  River 
bridge,  Milton  Lowkr  Mills,  0  1-2  miles,  Milton  Hill, 
Adams  street,  excellent,  East  Milton,  8  1-2  miles,  Blue 
Hill,  QuiNCY,  11  1-2  miles. 

Milton  Hill  is  a  very  liard  climb,  and  should  only  be 
coasted  by  skillful  riders,  and  with  brake  on.  Quincy  is 
the  home  of  the  Adams  family,  and  in  the  neighborhood 
are  many  points  of  liislorical  interest,  especially  con- 
nected with  the  "  Family  of  Presidents." 


ROUTE     FIFTY-SEVEN 
To  Nahant. 

Copley  s(iuare 

Dartmouth  street,  Excellent 

Left  Newbury  street  " 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  Bridge 

Main  street,  CvMnRiDOE 

Cross  Harvard  square.  ;5  miles,  left,  North  avenue, 
good,  Pouteu's  Station,  4  miles,  right,  Russell  street,  fair, 
left,  Elm  street,  fair,  cross  Broadway,  fair.  Harvard 
street,  fair,  left,  Medford  street,  fair,  Medfoi{I),  7  1-2 
miles,  riglit,  Salem  street,  good,  Maldkn,  9  1-2  miles, 
Maplewooi),  11  miles,  East  Saugus.  U  3-4  miles.  Lynn 
(Common,)  IG  3-4  miles.  North  or  South  (Common  street, 
good,  right,  Market  street,  good,  left.  Broad  street,  good, 
right,  Newhall  street,  good,  right.  Louver  Beach  Road, 
good.  Hood  Cottage,  Bass  Point  House,  Relay  House, 
Nahant,  19  3-4  miles. 

At  Maiden  Pump,  take  Ferry  street,  left,  Elm  street, 
for  "Woodlawn  Cemetery. 

This  route  can  be  considerably  shortened  by  taking 
Chelsea  Ferry  (foot  of  Hanover  street,)  to  Chelsea,  and 
as  follows : 


PEXER   J.  BERL-O 

BUILDER  OF  LIGHT  WEIGHT 

Higb  .  Grzicle  .  Cycle? 

Racers  15  to  20  lbs. 
Roadsters  22  to  28  lbs. 

Difficult    Rcpa.ir   WorK    Prorpptly    Executed 

AGENCY  FOR 

The  P.  K.  Tire  Co. 

MANUFACTURER  OF 

LIGHT   WEIGHT    TIRES 
Racing  Tires  a  Specialty 

PNEUMATIC     TIRES     REPAIRED 
48  Colurobus  Ave.  Boston 

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Chelsea  Feiry,  Chelsea,  Winnisimmet  street,  poor, 
left,  Beacon  street,  fair,  right,  Chestnut  street,  (coast) 
good,  left,  Fifth  street,  good,  right,  Spruce  street,  good, 
right,  Washington  avenue,  fair,  Cary  avenue,  good, 
!eft,  Clark  avenue,  good,  right,  Eleanor  street,  good, 
left,  Broadway,  good.  Revere,  Lynx  (Common.) 

Nahant  is  a  beautiful  and  aristocratic  watering  place, 
with  superb  ocean  views  and  breezes.  The  ocean  roads 
are  very  good.  Points  of  interest  are  Pirates'  Cave, 
Maolis  Gardens,  Natural  Bridge,  Pulpit  Rock,  Spouting 
Horn  and  Cauldron  Cliff.     The  return   may   be  made  by 


ROUTE     FIFTY-EIGHT. 
To  South  Natick. 

Copley  square, 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 

Left  Commonwealth  avenue  *' 

Left  Beacon  street  " 

Pass  Chestnut  hill  reservoir  5  miles 

Beacon  street  Excellent 

Great  Sign  Boards  10  miles 

Newtox  Lower  Falls  10  8-4  miles 

Wellesley  Hills  12  1-2  miles 

Wellesley  13  1-4  miles 

AVashington  street  Good 

South  Natick  1(5  miles 

This  vicinity  is  rich  in  historical  points  of  interest. 

In  the  square  where  now  stands  the  drinking  fountain 

once  stood  the  oak  under  which  John  Eliot,  the  Indian 

apostle,  weekly  gathered  together  the  ftrst  Indian  Church, 

after  the  flight  from  Nonantum  Hill.    A  large  tree  near 

l)y  goes  by  the  name  of  ''  Eliot's  Oak,"  in  commemoration 

of  these  meetings,  and  directly  opposite  the  hotel,  in  the 

green,  stands  Eliot  Memorial  Monument.    The  roads  yito 

the  city  are  of  the  very  highest  sand-papered  variety. 


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ALL  CYCUSTS  TAKE  NOTICE  OF  OUR  '93  LINE  OF  WHEELS 

Boston's  Headquarters  for 
LIGHT  WEIGHT,  HIGH  GRADE  WHEELS 
WE  LEAD  THEM  ALL 

THE  RALEIGH 


Greatest  Prize  Winner  in  the  World ;  weight 
26  pounds.  The  Harry  James,  second  to  none 
in  the  world  ;  weight  26  pounds.  The  Stearns, 
finest  American  wheel  yet  produced  ;  weight  27 
pounds.  The  Keating,  the  strongest  yet  pro- 
duced for  its  weight ;  24  pounds,  guaranteed  to 
any  weight  rider,  over  any  road.  New  England 
agents  for  D.  &  R.  Special.  The  Rochester, 
high  grade  wheel ;  weight  35  pounds  ;  the  strong- 
est in  the  world.  The  Norman  ;  something  new  ; 
call  and  see  it.  Also  the  Remington  Arms  Co. 
Wheels.  Genuine  Crypto  Geared  Safeties  and 
Ordinaries.  Our  ;^ioo  Pneumatic  Wheel,  a 
leader  in  medium  grade  wheels.  First-class 
in  every  respect.  Running  qualities  Ai.  Guar- 
anteed in  every  way. 

W.  E.  SANBORN   CO. 

145  COLUriBUS  AV.  BOSTON 

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ROUTE     FIFTY-NINE. 
To   Gloucester. 

Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street  Excellent 
Left                   Newbury  street  • ' 

Right  W.  Chester  Park 

Over  Harvard  bridge  ♦* 

Main  street,  C.oibridge  *' 

Cross  Harvard  square,  3  miles,  left  North  avenue, 
good,  Porter's  Station,  4  miles,  right,  Russell  street, 
fair,  left,  Elm  street,  fair,  cross,  Broadway,  fair,  Har- 
vard street,  fair,  left,  Medford  street,  good,  Mkdi-()1{i>^ 
7  1-2  miles,  right,  Salem  street,  good,  Maldp:n,  '.)  1-2  miles, 
Maplewood,  U  miles,  East  Saugus,  13  3-4  miles,  Lynn 
(Common),  16  3-4  miles,  Common  street,  fair,  Essex 
street,  fair,  Lafayette  street,  good,  right,  Essex  street, 
good,  Essex  House,  Salem,  22  3-4  miles,  St.  Peter's  street, 
good,  right,  Brown  street,  good,  left.  Winter  street, 
good.  Bridge  street,  good,  Bridge,  Rantoul  street,  good, 
Beverly,  24  1-4  miles,  Bow  street,  good,  Soldiers'  Mon- 
ument, left.  Hale  street,  good.  Pride's  crossing,  26  1-2 
miles,  Beverly  Farms.  27  miles,  Manchester  by  the 
SEA,  29  3-4  miles,  Magnolia,  32  1-2  miles,  Gloucester, 
47  miles. 


Gloucester  is  the  most  important  of  Massachusetts 
fishing  ports,  and  sends  out  about  650  vessels.  Th'^. 
harbor  is  very  large  and  deep,  and  quite  picturesque  in 
appearance.  The  principal  points  of  interest  are  the 
stone  quarries  at  Bay  View  and  Lanesville,  at  the  north- 
ern part  of  tlie  ca^ie,  the  Eastern  Point  Lighthouse  and 
Old  Fort  at  East  Gloucester,  Bass  Rocks,  Good  Harbor 
Beach  and  the  summer  houses  at  East  Gloucester.  A 
l)leasant  bicycle  ride  of  fifteen  miles  is  "Around  the 
Cape,"  taking  in  Rockport,  Pigeon  Cove,  Bay  View, 
Lanesville,  Annisquam,  Riverdale  and  thence  to  Glouces- 
ter. The  Willow  roads  at  Lanesville  and  Riverdale  are 
both  worth  atrip  to  see.  Phillips  avenue  at  Pigeon  Cove, 
on  the  most  extreme  end  of  Cape  Ann,  afibrds  a  charming 
view  of  the  ocean.  The  Pavilion  Hotel,  Western  avenue, 
facing  Main  street,  is  the  best  in  the  city,  and  caters 
especially  to  visiting  wheelmen  at  reasonable  rates. 


ROUTE     SIXTY. 


Chestnut  Hill  Reservoir,  to  Dedham. 


Keservoir 

Beacon  street 

Good 

Left 

Ilammoud  street, 

Excellent 

Left 

Newton  street 

" 

Ki^-ht 

South  street 

" 

Church  street 

Good 

Ki-ht 

Centre  street 

" 

West  Roxbury 

5  1-4  miles 

Kiij;lit 

Spring  street 
Charles  River    . 
Bridge  street 

Good 

Left 

Ames  street 
Charles  Kiver 

Good 

Washington  street 

Good 

Dedham 

7  3-4  miles 

ROUTE     SIXTY-ONE. 
To  Walpole. 

Copley  stiuare 

Huntington  avenne  Excellent 

Kight  W.  Chester  Park 

Left  Wcstland  avenue  " 

Left  Parker  street  Good 

Right  Centre  street 

Jamaica  Plain  3  miles 

Right,  by  Soldier's  Monument,  right,  Weld  street, 
excellent,  loft.  Maple  street,  excellent,  right,  Centre 
street,  good,  AY  est  Roxiury,  7  miles,  through  Pedham 
Centre,  10  miles,  AYashington  street,  good.  NoinvooD,  14 
miles,  Walpole,  id  miles. 


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kOUTI-:     SIXTY-TWO. 

To  Albany,   N.  Y. 
Route  Forty-two   to 

Fitcliburjj:,  58  miles,  River  street  niider  K.  11.  West 
Fitchburg,  road  fair,  oD  1-2  miles,  Westminster,  jrood, 
G6  miles.  South  Gardener,  fair,  08  3-4  miles,  East  Tcm- 
pleton,  poor,  72  1-4  miles,  Templeton,  fair,  74  miles, 
Brooks  Village,  fair,  75  3-4  miles,  Athol,  fair,  82  miles, 
Orange,  poor,  89  miles,  West  Orange,  poor,  91  miles, 
Krving,  poor,  93  miles,  Farley,  poor,  9G  miles.  Millers 
Falls,  poor,  99  1-2  miles,  Turner's  Falls,  fair,  104  1-2  miles, 
Greentield,  fair,  108  1-2  miles,  Shelburn,  poor.  113  1-2 
miles,  Shelburn  Falls,  poor,  117  miles.  East  Charlemont 
poor,  121  miles,  follow  Greenfield  River  all  the  way  to 
Iloosac  Tunnel,  135  miles,  through  Charlemont,  120  miles, 
Zoar,  131  miles.  North  Adams,  hilly,  145  miles,  Williams- 
town,  fair,  152  miles.  North  Pownal  Vt.,  fair.  159  miles, 
N.  Petersburg  N.  Y.fair.  104  miles,  Troy,  N.  Y.  fair,  188 
miles,  Albany  N.  Y.,  fair,  195  miles. 


ROUTE     SIXTY-THREE. 
To  Keene,  N.  H. 
Route  Forty-two  to 

Fitchburg.  fair,  58  miles.  West  Fitchburg,  good,  59 
1-2  miles.  Westminster,  good,  05  miles,  South  Gardener, 
good.  80  miles,  (iardener,  poor.  70  miles,  Winchenden, 
poor.  80  miles,  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.  poor,  89  miles,  Troy, 
N.  H.poor!>4  miles,  Marlboro  N.  H.  poor,  100  miles, 
Keene,  N.  H.  poor,  106  miles. 


ROUTE     SIXTY-FOUR. 
Gloucester  to  Gloucester,  around  Cape  Ann. 


Left 


Pavilion  Hotel 

Washington  street 

Good 

RiVERDALE 

2  miles 

Holly  street 

Annisquam 

3  3-4  miles 

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Right  Bennett  street 

Bay  Yii:\v  5  miles 

Laxesvillk  7  miles 

PiGEOX  Cove  8  1-4  miles 

Granite  street  Good 

Rock  PORT  10  miles 

Main  street  Good 

Eastern  avenne  " 

Main  street  «* 

Pavilion  Hotel  14  3-4  miles 
This  route  is  what  is  known  as  around  the  cape  and 

although  hilly  is  of  unusual  interest   and   is   in   sight  of 

the  ocean  all  the  way. 


ROUTE     SIXTY-FIVE. 

To   Hartford,  Conn. 

Same  as  Route  Twenty-three  to 

Worcester,  45  miles,  same  as  route  sixtj'-nine  to 
Springfield,  Main  street,  good,  lOG  miles,  Thompson- 
viLi.E,  good,  113  1-2  miles,  Enfield,  good,  115  1-2  miles, 
Warehouse  Point,  good,  117  1-2  miles,  East  Hartford, 
good,  130  miles,  Hartford,  good,  132  miles. 


ROUTE     SIXTY-SIX. 

To  South  Natick,   via  Echo  Bridge,   via  Route   Twenty- 
one  to  Echo  Bridge. 

Left  Chestnut  street  Good 

Left  Boylston  street,  oldB.  &  W.  Turnpike  *' 

Wellesley  Hills  13  miles 

Wellesley  14  1-2  miles 

Left  Washington  street  Good 

South  Natick  16  3-4  miles 


ROUTE     SIXTY-SEVEN. 
To   Boston   via.   Watertown,  Arlington  and    Medford. 


( 

;;;opley  square 

Boylston  street 

Excellrut 

Riffht 

W.  Chester  Park 

Left 

through  Ba(;k  Bay 

Park 

" 

ConinionM'ealtli  aveuue 

" 

Allston 

3  miles 

N.  Beacon  street 

BUKHITON 

4  1-4  miles 

Right 

Market  street, 

Excellent 

Left 

Arsenal  street 

<i 

Right 

Coolidge  avenue 

«' 

Hill's  Chossing 

7  1-2  miles 

Left 

Grove  street 

Excellent 

Right 

Brighton  street 

«< 

Right 

Pleasant  street 

" 

AULINGTON 

9  1-4  miles 

Height  street  to 

Excellent 

Medford 

12  miU-s 

Rctn 

rn  to  Boston  by  reverse  < 

L.f  route  30. 

This  route 

is  a  very 

interesting  one  and  the  : 

roatls  are  superb. 

ROUTE     SIXTY-EIGHT. 

To   Bogton  via.   Milton,   Hyde  Park,  E.  Dedhani,  Dt^-dhai 
Dedhaui  and   Needhani. 

Same  as   ROUTE   TWELVE   to 

Milton  Lowku  Mills 
Right  River  street 

Mattap.vn 

Hyde  Park 

River  street 

East  Dedham 
Left  High  street 

Dedham 

High  street 
Right  Common  street 

West  street 

Dedham  street 

Neediiam 
Right  Highland  avenue 

to  Newton  Centre 
Right  Beacon  street  to  Boston 

This  route  is  over  some  of  the  finest  road: 
Mass. 


6  1-2  miles 
Excellent 

7  3-4  miles 
9  3-4  miles 

Excellent 

11  3-4  miles 
Excellent 

12  3-4  miles 
Excellent 


1()  3-4  miles 
Excellent 

27  miles 
;  in  Eastern 


ROUTE     SIXTY-NINE. 

To   Springfield. 

Same  as  Route  Twenty-three  to 

Worcester,  Main  street,  road  good,  45  miles,  New 
Worcester,  road  good,  47  miles,  Yallej'  Falls,  road  good, 
48  miles,  Chen\v  Valley,  road  good,  49  1-2  miles,  Leices- 
ter, road  poor,  51  1-2  miles,  Spencer,  road  poor.  57  miles, 
East  Brookfleld,  road  fair,  60  miles,  Brooktield,  road 
fair,  64  miles,  West  Brookfleld,  road  fair,  C)io  1-2  miles, 
Warren,  road  fair,  70  miles,  Palmer,  road  fair,  81  miles. 
North  Wilbraham,  road  fair,  95  miles,  Indian  Orchard, 
road  fair,  99  1-2  miles,  Springfield,  road  fair,  106  miles. 


To  Boston  via  Worcester  and  Providence,  R.  I. 
Same  as  Route  Twenty-three  to 

Worcester,  Milbiiry  street,  road  good,  45  miles, 
Milbury,  road  good,  51  miles,  Wilkinsonville,  road  good, 
53  miles,  Fishville,  road  good,  54  miles,  Farnumsville, 
road  good,  55  1-2  miles,  Rockdale,  road  good,  57  miles, 
Whitings  Station,  road  good,  62  1-2  miles,  Uxbridge,  road 
good,  63  1-2  miles,  Millville,  road  poor,  69  miles."  Black- 
stone,  road  poor,  71  1-2  miles,  Woonsocket,  R.  I.,  road 
good,  74  miles,  Cumberland  Hill,  road  poor,  77  miles, 
Ashton,  road  excellent,  80  miles,  Berkeley,  road  excellent, 
81  miles,  Lonsdale,  road  excellent,  83  miles.  Valley  Falls, 
road  excellent,  85  miles,  PaAvtucket,  road  excellent,  87 
miles,  Providence,  R.  I.,  road  excellent,  92  miles. 

Return  to  Boston  by  reverse  of  route  forty-five,  total 
distance  145  miles. 


ROUTE  SEVENTY 


To  Revere    and  Crescent  Beaches,   Beachuiont,  Ocean 
Spray,  Great  Head  and  Point  Shirley. 


Excellent 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Left 

Newbury  street 

Right 

W.  Chester  Park 

Over 

Harvard   Bridge 

Main  street,  Cambridge 

Cross 

Harvard  square 

3  miles 


Left 

Right 

Left 

Cross 

Left 

Kii?ht 


Right 

Left 

Left 

Right 

To 

Left 


North  avenue 
roKTKii's  Station 
Russell  street 
Elm  street 
Broadway 
Harvard  street 
Medford  street 
Mkdfohd 
Salem  street 
Maldkn 
inlvplewooi) 
Linden  square 
Washington  avenue 
Maiden  street 
Beach  street 
Depot 

Beach  Road 
f  Beaciimont 
j  Ocean  Stuay 
"I  Great  Head 
[roiNT  Shirley 
Beach  Board  at  Depot  for 
Crescent  Beach 
Point  of  Pines 


Good 

miles 

Fair 


Good 

7  1-2  miles 
G<Jod 
miles 
miles 
Good 


9  ] 


11 


13  3-4  miles 


15  3-4  miles 


Or  take  East  Boston,  North  Ferry,  East  Boston, 
Maverick  square,  Meridian  street,  good,  right,  Saratoga 
street,  good,  right,  Winthuop  Junction,  Main  street, 
Winthrop,  Ocean  Spray. 


To  return  from  Ocean  Spray,  cross  the  bridge  at 
Great  Head  run  through  "Winthrop  village,  to  the  bridge 
and  to  the  Winthrop  Junction. 

All  of  these  places  lie  along  the  North  Shore,  and 
are  about  a  mile  apart.  The  roads  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
beaches  are  in  good  condition  and  attract  many  "wheel- 
men hither  during  the  -warm  months. 

Boston  can  be  reached  from  all  these  resorts  by  fre- 
quent trains  of  the  Boston  Revere  Beach  and  Lynn  Rail- 
road, "which  carries  Bicycles  free. 


77 


A  BICYCLE  OF 


HIGHEST 
GRADE 


Manufactured  by 

0.  J.  FAXON  £  CG. 

3  Appleton  Street 
BOSTON,  MASS. 


78 


U( )UTE     SKVEXT V-<  )X  Iv 

To   Arnold  Arboretum  and  Hyde    Park. 


Copley  square 

Dartmouth  street 

Good 

Riffht 

(^olumbus  avenue 

Asi)lialt 

Left 

W.  Chester  Tark 

Exc-lUMit 

Right 

Harrison  avenue 

Good 

Left 

Warren  street 

- 

Ri.-ht 

Walnut  avenue 

Excellent 

Throng] 

!i            Franklin  Park 

Right 

Morton  street 

Good 

Forest  H  ills  Station 

3  1-2  miles 

Cross 

Old  Colony  R.  R. 
Arnold  Aboretuni 
Bussey  Farm 

Left 

South  street 

Right 

Washington  street 

Roslindale 

4  1-2  miles 

Left 

Poplar  street 

Good 

Left 

Canterbury  street 

(( 

Right 

Hyde  Park  Avenue 

" 

Clarendon  Hills 

5  1-2  miles 

Hvde  Park 

G  1-2  miles 

Return  from  Arnold  Arboretum.  Centre  street  to 
Pond  street.  Then  Route  34;  from  Hyde  Park  one  good 
way  is  by  River  street  to  Mattapan,  and  reverse  of  route 
41. 


At  the  Arboretum  and  Farm  is  a  nearly  exhaustive 
collection  of  shrubs  and  herbaceous  plants  possible  to  be 
grown  in  the  open  air  in  this  climate.  The  Bussey  Farm 
is  the  agricultural  and  horticultural  department  of  Har- 
vard University. 


79 


MASSACHUSETTS    L.   A.   W.    HOTELS. 

Only  members  slio-\ving  ticket  can  procure  privileges. 
Tlij  rates  are  on  the  card  of  appomtmeut  and  ^vill  be 
shown  on  application. 

Ashland  —  Central  House. 
Attleboro  —  Park  Hotel. 
Andover  —  The  Ehn. 
Arlington  —  Arlington  House. 
Aldington  —  Keene's. 

Auburndale,  Mass.  WOODLAND  PARK  HOTEL 

JOSEPH    LEE,    Propr. 

Rate  per  Day  $3.00.  Rate  per  Week  $15.00 

.  Bedford  —  Bedford  House. 
Brookfield  —  The  Brooktield  House. 
Boston  —  The  Grand  Hotel,  417  Columbus  avenue. 
Brockton  —  Hotel  Belmont. 
Clinton  —  The  Clinton  House. 
Concord  —  Thoreau  House. 
Danvers  —  The  Hotel  Danvers. 
Dedham  —  Norfolk  House. 
Eall  River  —  The  Mellen  House. 
East  Boston  —  Maverick  House. 
East  Bridgewater  —  American  House. 
Pitchburg  —  The  American  House. 
Florence  —  Hotel  Florence. 
Franklin  —  Hotel  Darling. 
Framingham  —  Wheeler  House. 
Gardner  —  Gardner  House.     Richards'  Hotel. 
Georgetown  —  Pentucket  House. 
Greenfield  —  Mansion  House. 
Great  Barriugton  —  Miller  House. 
Haverhill  —  Bartlett  House. 
Holbrook  — ■  Adams'  Boarding  House. 
Holliston  —  Hotel  Bullarcl. 
Hoh'oke  — The  Hamilton. 
Hopkinton  —  Park  House. 
Ipswich  —  The  Agawam. 

Jamaica  Plain — Restaurant,  Green  and  Oakdale  streets. 
Lynn  —  Revere  House. 
Lowell  —  American  House. 
Leicester  —  Leicester  HoteL 
Leominster  —  Leominster  Hotel. 
LudloAv  —  Hunt's  Boarding  House. 
Med  ford  —  J^Iedford  House. 


80 


Milford  —  The  William. 
Maynard  —  The  Maple  Ilonse. 
Maiden  —  Evelyn  House. 
Millbury  —  The  Toarlelotte. 
Manchester  —  Manchester  House. 
Monson  —  The  Mouson  House. 

Marlboro,  Mass.  WINDSOR  HOUSr, 

L.    HOUDE,  Propr. 

Rate  per  Day  $2.00.  Special  Rate  by  the  Week. 

NeAv  Bedford  —  The  ]\ransion  House. 
Newton  —  Woodland  Tark  Hotel. 

Newburyport,  Hass.  WOLFE'  TAVERN, 

FOWLE  &  JOHNSTON,  Proprietors 

Per  Day  $2.50  &  $3.00    Per  Week  $14.00  to  $21.00 

North  Easton  —  Packard  House. 

North  Adams  —  Kiehmond  House. 

Nor\yood  —  Norwood  House. 

Norton  —  Mansion  House. 

Palmer  —  Weeks  House. 

Pittsfield  —  American  House. 

Plymouth  —  C'entral  House. 

Quincy  —  Robertson  House. 

Rockland  —  Hotel  Jackson. 

Rockport  —  Rockport  House. 

Salem  — •  Essex  House. 

South  Framinaham  —  Winthrop  House. 

Shelburne  —  Shelburne  Falls  House. 

South  E<?remont  —  Mt.  Everett. 

Spencer  —  Massasoit. 

Springfleld  —  Haynes  Hotel.     Barrs  Restaurant. 

Taunton  —  City  Hotel. 

Templeton  —  TempU^ton  House. 

Upton  ^  Mt.  Peasant  House. 

Waltham  —  Prospect  House. 

Wareliam  —  Kendrick  House. 

Warren  —  Warren  Hotel. 

Webst(!r  —  .Toslin  House. 

Westboro  —  Whitney  House. 

Westlield  —  Ccntrarilouse. 

Westport  —  Hotel  Wcstport. 

Whittlnsville  —  AVhittinsville  Hotel. 

Winchendon  —  American  House. 

Woburn  —  Central  House. 

Worcester  —  Commonwealth  Hotel. 

Woods  Holl  —  Dexter  House. 


81 


The  Ppopep  t>pess  for  a  Iiady. 

A  bicycle  dress  should  be  made  either  of  flannel  or 
ladies'  cloth;  the  color  should  be  dark — black  or  darK 
blue  preferred.  In  making  your  dress,  have  it  the  ordi- 
nary "walking  length,  or  about  two  inches  from  the  floor. 
The  skirt  should  not  be  over  t^vo  and  a  half  yards  wide, 
and  should  be  faced  eighteen  to  twenty  inches  from  the 
bottom  (all  the  way  'round)  with  same  material  or  some- 
thing equally  heavy,  to  make  it  hang  nicely,  and  to  prevent 
the  pedal  from  catching  in  the  hem.  Use  no  dress  Ijraid 
around  the  bottom  of  the  skirt. 

Do  not  wear  flowing  or  loose  sleeves — have  them  mod- 
erately tight. 

Do  not  wear  corsets,  as  you  cannot  jump  or  climb  hills 
with  any  comfort  in  tliem.  Wear  a  tight-fitting  health- 
waste  instead.  j\rrs.  Toy's  health-waist  is  the  best.  It 
is  not  advisable  to  Avear  a  bustle. 

Wear  heavy  woolen  underwear  in  cold  weather  and  not 
many  skirts. 

Wear  a  turban ;  or,  better  j^et,  a  close-litting,  light  cap, 
similar  to  those  Avorn  by  Avheelmen.  Don't  Avear  a  large 
and  heavy  hat  or  anything  that  Avill  catch  the  Avind. 

"All  under-clothing  should  be  made  of  avooI;  linen  and 
muslin  are  as  uncomfortable  as  they  are  dangerous.  I 
can  heartily  recommend  the  gray  woolen  combination 
made  in  Scotland,  AAhich  is  neither  clumsy  nor  compli- 
cated. Corsets  made  of  wool  are  uoaa'  to  be  had,  and  very 
sensible  corsets  they  are  Avith  but  few  bones  and  little 
stiftness." — A  v:riter  in  Harper's  Bazar. 

"Let  me,  however,  say,  by  Avay  of  preface,  that  the 
dress  best  adapted  to  cycling  is  the  most  suitable  for  all 
out-of-door  amusement  and  healthy  exercise.  Therefore 
I  am  not  addressing  myself  to  cyclers  only,  ])nt  to  eA^ery 
sensible  woman  Avho  believes  in  rational  dress;  that  is, 
using  the  term  in  its  real  sense,  and  not  merely  in  its  nar- 
roAACst  acceptation,  Avheu  it  means  a  divided  skirt  or  other 
like  abominations." — A  xoriter  in  Harper's  Bazar. 


"It  is  generally  an  accepted  fact  that  a  neat,  quiet, 
walkiiijj:  dress,  with  kilted  skirt  and  M'cll-cut  body,  cither 
of  the  coat  or  Norfolk  jacket  type,  is  the  best  for  ridin.i;. 
If  the  goAvn  is  neat, — very  neat  and  correct  as  a  walkinii; 
gown, — it  is  quite  right  for  the  machine,  as  the  rest  is 
a  matter  of  personal  carriage  and  attention." — London 
Queen. 

Both  in  winter  and  summer  all  clothing  of  cyclers 
should  be  of  wool.  A  Norfolk  jacket  and  pleated  skirt 
of  gray  cloth  and  a  soft  Al])iiie  hat  are  very  becoming  to 
a  lady.  Norfolk  jacket  and  knickerbockers,  or  lounge 
jacket  and  knee  breeches  or  trousers,  for  gentlemen. 
Wear  shoes,  not  boots,  which  interfere  with  the  free  play 
of  the  ankles. 


There  are  dozens  of  times  in  every  Avinter  M'hen 
wheeling  is  even  l)etter  than  during  the  Avarm  season. 
Don't  be  in  a  hurry  to  put  your  wheel  away  ;  keep  it  ready 
for  just  such  ah  emergency;  try  the  smooth,  frost-bound 
roads.  Thick  clothing  and  gloves,  together  with  a  1)risk 
pace,  will   soon   send  the   blood   rushing   through   your 

veins  in  healthy  flow Some  of   the    very   finest 

riding  I  have  ever  seen  was  over  the  frost-hardened  roads 
around  the  sul)urbs  of  Boston.  Where  the  frost  had  been 
hard,  tlie  ground  bare,  and  the  trallic  had  smoothed  down 
the  "lnd)l)les,''  the  surface  l^ccomes  as  smooth  as  a  race 
track.  Keep  your  wheel  out  tliis  winter  and  take  a 
whirl  when  the  surfaces  permit.     It  will  pay  you." 


1893 


-BICYCLE    RECORD5 

AA\ERICAiH    RECORDS 

AGAINST     TIME. 

NAME. 

Geo.  F.  Taylor, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
W.  W.  Windle, 
Hoyland  Smith, 

7  "  "         Hoyland  Smith. 

8  "  "         —  Hoyland  Smith, 

9  "  "         —  Hovland  Smith, 
10      "           "         ....  Hoyland  Smith, 

375  Miles  less  150  yards  F.  E.  Spooner 

FLYING  START,  AGAINST  TIME. 


DISTANCE. 

14  Mile,  standing. 

1-2  " 

3-4  " 

1  "  "  . 

2  "  "  . 

3  "  "  . 

4  "  "  . 

5  " 

6  ••  "  . 


1893 


PLACE.  TIME. 

Hartford,  July  5,  '92,  .32  1-5* 

Springfield,  Oct.  8,  '92  1.08  3-5* 
Springfield,  Oct.  8, '92  1.34  * 
Springfield,  Oct.  8,  '92,  2.05  3-5* 
Springfield,  Sept.  30,  '92,  4.28  3-5* 
Springfield,  Sept.  29,  '92,  7.04  3-5* 
Springfield,  Sept.  29,  '92,  9.26  3-5* 
Springfield,  Sept.  29,  '92,  11.41  P  * 
Hartford,  July,  5,  '92  15.11  1-5 
Hartford,  July,  5,  '92,  17.49  3-5 
Hartford,  July,  5,  '92,  20.27 
Hartford,  July,  5,  '92,  23.04  4-5 
Hartford,  Julv,  5,  '92,  25.35  2-5 
Chicago,  July  9,  '92,         24  hours 


1-4  mile. 

12     "     . 

3-4     "     . 

1      "     . 


14  Mile,  fiylng  start  A.  A 

standing    "  G.  C.  Smith, 

"  "  A.  A.  Zimmerman 

"  "  Geo.  F.  Taylor 

"  Geo.  F.  Taylor, 

'*  "  A.  A.  Zimmerman 

"  "  L.  D.  Munger, 

"  "  L.  D.  Munger, 

"  "  A.  E.  Lumsden, 

"  "  C.  Ford  Seelev, 

•'  Carl  Hess, 

"  "  Hoyland  Smith, 

"  R.  W.  Steves, 

"  P.  J.  Berlo, 


14 
1-2 
3-4 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 


♦World  s  Records. 


H.  C.  Tyler  Springfield,  July  14,  '92,  .28  2-5 

W.  W.  Windle,  Springfield,  Oct.  8,  '92,  .57  4-5 

W.  W.  Windle,  Springfield,  Oct.  7, '92,  1.30  4-5 

W.  W.  Windle,  Springfield,  Oct.  7,  '92,  2.02  3-5 

IN  COMPETITION 

Zimmerman,  Hartford,  Sept.  6,  '92, 
Hartford,  Sept.  6,  '92, 
Hartford,  Sept.  6,  '92, 
Springfield,  Sept.  15,  '92, 
Springfield,  Sept.  15,  '92, 
Springfield,  Sept.  13,  '92, 
Evansville,  Ind.Oct.6,'92, 
Evansville,  Ind.Oct.6,'92, 10.13  1-5* 
Evansville,  Ind.Oct.6,'92, 12.36  3-5* 
New  York,  July  9,  '92,  18.40  2-5 
New  York,  July  9,  '92,  21.45  2-5 
New  York,  July  9,  '92, 
New  York,  July  9,  '92, 
New  York,  July  9,  '92, 


.27  * 
.31 1-5* 
1.01  4-5* 
1.41  1-5* 
2.15  2-5* 
4.51  * 
38  3-5* 


24.45  3-5 
28.03  3-5 
30.40  2-5 


KITE  TRACK  RECORDS 


1-4  Mile,  flying  start  J.  S.  Johnson 


1-4 
1-2 
12 

1 

1 


.standing 
flying 

standing 
flying 

standing 


DISTANCE. 


7.  S.  Johnson, 
J.  S.  Johnson, 
J.  S.  Johnson, 
J.  S.  Johnson, 
J.  S.  Johnson, 


1-5 


Independence,  Sept.16,'92  .26 
Independence,  Sept. 17, '92  .30 
Independence,  Sept. 17, '92  .55  1-2 
Independence,  Sept.20,'<)2  .58  3-5 
Independence,  Sept.22,'92  1..56  3-5 
Independence,  Sept.20,'92  2.04  3-5 


ENGLISH  RECORD5. 


NAME. 


1-4  Mile,  flying  start  J.  W.  Schofield, 


1-4 
1-2 
3-4 

1 

2 

3 

4 

r> 
10 


standing 


J.  W.  Schofield, 
J.  W.  Schofiehl, 
J.  W.  Schofield, 
A .  W.  Harris, 
M.  B.  Fowler, 
M.  B.  Fowler, 
M.  B.  Fowler, 
M.  I;.  Fowler, 
F.  J.  Osmond, 


H3  3-4  Miles F.  W.  Siiorland, 


PLACE. 

Putney, 
Putney, 
Putney, 
Putney, 
Ilerne  Hill, 
Heme  Hill, 
Heme  Hill, 
Heme  Hill, 
Heme  Hill, 
Heme  Hill, 
Heme  Hill  Track, 


TIME. 
.29  2-5 
.31  1-5 
1.02 
1.38  2-5 
2.12  3-5 
4.49  4-5 
7.16  2-5 
9.47  1-5 
12.16  1-5 
24.50  1-5 
24  hour.s 


Workl'8  Record  for  24  hours  on  the  track   was  trade  September  14,  1892,  418  miles  1320 
rards,  by  Stephane  at  Pans. 

World's  Record  on  the  Road,  366  1-2  miles  for  24  i  lurs,  by  F.  W.  Shorland. 

t8 


HOW   EASY   IT   IS  TO    FORGET 


I  was  born 189 

At 

My  weight  was pounds,  on \s'j 

Height 

The  number  on  tlic  case  of  my  watch  is 

The  number  on  tlic  works  is 

The  number  ol'  my  bank  book  is 

Size  o f  Hat Shoes Gh>vcs 

Collar Cuffs IIosc 

•'      Shirt Undershirt Drawers 

IDENTIFICATION. 


My  name  is 
Addres* . .. 


In  case  of  serious  ac<i<lent  to  me,  please  notify. 


The  number  of  my  bicycle  is 

Maker 

Bought  pf 

My  L.  A.  W.  number  ii? 

85 


Record  of  Miles  Ridden  during  189 


DAYS 

JAN. 

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APKIL 

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30 



31 

....I  

SG 


ave  you   ever  ridden  a 


McCune  Wheel? 

If  not,  try  one  at  once,  and  notice  how 
quick  it  responds  to  the  least  applica- 
tion of  poA^er. 

See  Cut  on  back  of  this  page. 


The  McCune  Cycle  Co. 
47  Franklin  St.,       =        =       Boston. 


The  McCune 


LARGE  TUBING       LARGE  BALLS,  7-16 

Weight  Stripped,  26  1-2  lbs. 
Weight,  all  on,  28  lbs. 


Price,  Stripped,  SI40.       Witli  Braite  and  Coasters,  $150. 
The   McCune   Cycle   Co. 

47  FRANKLIN  STREET      -      -      -      BOSTON 


Record  of  Miles  Ridden  during  189 


JULY 

AUG. 

SKPT. 

OCT. 

Nov. 

Di:c. 

DAYS 

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HELP!  In   Case  of  Accidents, 


Drowning.  1.  Loosen  clothing,  if  any,  2.  Empty 
lungs  of  water  by  laying  body  on  its  stomach  and  lifting 
it  by  the  middle  so  that  the  head  hangs  down.  Jerk  the 
body  a  few  times.  3,  Pull  tongne  forward,  using  hand- 
kerchief, or  pin  with  string,  if  necessary  4.  Imitate 
motion  of  respiration  by  alternately  compressing  aiKl 
expanding  the  lower  ribs,  about  twenty  times  a  minute. 
Alternately  raising  and  lowering  the  arms  from  the  sides 
up  above  the  head  will  stimulate  the  action  of  the  lungs. 
Let  it  be  done  gently  but  persistently.  5.  Apply 
warmth  and  friction  to  extremities.  6.  By  holding 
tongue  forward,  closing  the  nostrils  and  pressing  the 
"Adams  apple"  back,  (^o  as  to  close  entrance  to  stom- 
ach), direct  inflation  may  be  tried.  Take  a  deep  breath 
and  breath  it  forcibly  into  mouth  of  patient,  compress 
the  chest  to  expel  the  air,  and  repeat  the  operation.  7. 
DON'T  GIVE  UP !  People  have  been  saved  after  hours 
of  patient,  vigorous  effort.  8.  When  breathing  be- 
gins, get  patient  into  a  warm  bed,  give  warm  drinks,  or 
spirits  in  teaspoonfuls.     Fresh  air  and  quiet. 

Lightning.     Dash  cold  water  over  a  person  struck. 

Sunstroke.  Loosen  clothing.  Get  patient  into  shade 
and  apply  ice-cold  water  to  head. 

Mad  Dog  or  Snake  Bite.  Tie  cord  tight  above  wound. 
Suck  the  wound  and  cauterize  with  caustic  or  wliite-hot 
iron  at  once,  or  cut  out  adjoining  parts  with  a  sharp 
knife. 

Venomous  insects*  Stings,  etc.  Apply  weak  Ammonia. 
Oil,  Salt  Water,  or  Iodine. 

Fainting.  Place  flat  on  back;  allow  fresh  air  and 
sprinkle  with  water. 

Tests  of  Deatii.  Hold  mirror  to  mouth.  If  living, 
moisture  will  gather.  Push  pin  into  flesli.  If  dead  the 
hole  will  remain,  if  alive  it  will  close  up. 


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Cinders  in  the  Eye.  Roll  soft  paper  up  like  a  lamp 
lighter  and  Avet  the  tip  to  remove,  or  use  a  medicine 
dropper  to  draw  it  out.     Rub  the  other  eye. 

Fire  in  one''s  Cloihing.  Don't  run, — especially  not  down 
stairs  or  out  of  doors.  Roll  on  carpet,  or  wrap  in  wool- 
en rug  or  blanket.  Keep  the  head  down,  so  as  not  to 
inhale  flame. 

Fire  in  a  Bui/ding.  Crawl  on  the  floor.  The  clearest 
air  is  the  lowest  in  the  room.  Cover  head  with  a  woolen 
wrap,  if  possible.  Cut  holes  for  the  eyes.  Don't  get 
excited. 

Fire  in  Kerosene.  Don't  use  water,  it  will  spread  the 
flames.  Dirt,  sand  or  flour  are  the  best  extinguishers ;  or 
smother  with  woolen  rng,  table-cloth  or  carpet. 

Wounded  or  severed  Veins.  A  vein  is  known  to  be 
w'ounded  when  dark  blood  flows  in  a  rapid  and  uni 
form  stream  from  the  scat  of  injury.  Apply  cold  com- 
press and  fasten  tightly  with  roller  bandage. 

When  an  artery  is  cut  or  wounded,  the  blood  is  of  a 
rich  scarlet  or  ruby  red  color  and  comes  in  regular  spurts. 
Immediately  and  tightly  compress  the  surface  of  the  near- 
est convenient  spot  between  the  wound  and  the  heart, 
and  apply  ice  or  cold  water,  use  styptics,  such  as  pulver 
ized  alum,  gallic  acid,  etc,,  and  send  for  a  physician  at 
once.     Time  is  life  in  such  a  case. 

As  impromptu,  but  efficient  compress,  is  made  by  tying 
the  ends  of  a  handkerchief  together,  placing  it  at  the 
desired  point  of  compression,  and  twisting  as  tightly  as 
possible  by  means  of  a  stick  used  as  a  lever. 

THE  Cflf{E   OF  A   MflCHlHE. 

A  good  bicycle,  like  a  good  horse,  deserves  the  l)ost  of 
care;  for  although  the  ex[)onse  of  keeping  a  flrst  class 
machine  in  repair,  so  far  as  breakage  is  concoriu'd.  is 
very  slight,  still  it  deteriorates  rapidly  in  selling  value  if 
not  kept  clean  and  in  good  order.  You  may  want  to  ex- 
change or  sell  your  wheel  sometime,  w^hen  you  will  find 
that  the  condition  of  its  tiuish  regulates  the  price  you 

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can  get  for  it  more  thau  any  other  point.  Therefore, 
make  a  point  of  keeping  the  nickel  bright;  use  Putz' 
pomade  or  nickel  polishing  paste,  sncli  as  Avill  be  found 
at  every  cycling  agency.  Wash  the  mud  or  dust  off  the 
enamel  ^ith  a  sponge  or  soft  rag,  and  "vvipe  it  dry  >vith 
a  piece  of  Canton  flannel ;  use  Canton  flannel  also  in  apply- 
ing the  polishing  paste.  By  making  a  point  of  cleaning 
your  wheel  at  least  once  a  week,  it  will  be  but  a  few 
moments  work  and  your  machine  will  always  look  bright 
and  nice ;  but  if  you  put  it  off  the  nickel  will  rust,  and  you 
will  find  it  no  easy  task  to  restore  it  to  its  original  lustre. 

"Apparel  oft  proclaims  the  man:"  so,  too,  a  rider  is 
frequently  judged  by  his  wheel  and  the  condition  in 
which  he  keeps  it.  It  pays  in  dollars  and  cents,  you  will 
find,  to  keep  your  wheel  bright  and  clean,  besides  the 
satisfaction  of  riding  a  machine  that  looks  as  if  it  had 
not  been  bought  in  a  junk  shop. 

Use  only  the  best  oil  on  the  bearings.  This  is  impor- 
tant. A  poor  oil  will  gum  the  bearings  and  make  the 
machine  run  hard.  It  is  better  to  buy  oil  at  a  cycle 
agency  for  the  reason  that  you  will  be  sure  of  getting  oil 
that  has  been  thoroughly  tested  and  known  to  be  adapted 
to  the  purpose.  It  costs  no  more  than  the  common 
sewing  machine  or  drug  store  oil,  and  under  the  new 
postal  regulations,  may  be  sent  by  mail,  hence  you  will 
be  wise  to  buy  your  bicycle  oil  at  a  bicj'cle  house  only, 

The  ball  bearings  of  a  first  class  machine  are  as  finely 
made  as  a  watch.  Every  part  is  gauged  to  the  2000th 
part  of  an  inch,  and  is  put  together  with  the  greatest 
exactitude.  These  bearings  should  be  kept  clean  and 
well  oiled.  By  this  we  do  not  mean  that  they  should  be 
kept  dripping  with  oil  or  that  they  should  be  oiled  very 
often.  A  good  plan  will  be  to  drop  about  two  drops  of 
oil  in  each  bearing  every  100  to  150  miles  ridden,  and  in 
case  the  bearings  become  dirty  or  gummy,  and  you  have 
not  time  to  take  them  apart,  fill  them  with  kerosene  and 
let  it  stand  an  hour  or  two;  then  squirt  a  quantity  of 
fresh  kerosene  through  the  bearings  to  clean  them  out. 


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Wipe  as  dry  as  possible  and  re-oil  with  fresh  lubricant. 

The  cliain  should  l)e  lubricated  with  ijraphite,  NOT 
with  oil.  This  can  be  procured  at  any  first  class  cycle 
agency.  Graphite  is  a  black,  dry  powder,  and  can  be 
applied  with  a  camel  hair  brush.  A  good  way  to  ai)ply 
it  is  to  keep  it  in  a  cheap  tin  oiler,  (sold  at  cycle  agencies 
for  15  cents,)  squirting  it  out  as  you  would  oil.  The 
chain  should  be  kept  reasonably  clean.  AVhen  it  becomes 
foul  and  dirty,  so  as  to  run  hard,  clean  it  with  benzine 
and  a  tooth  brush. 

Never  tinker  with  your  machine,  or  let  any  Init  a 
skilled  mechanic  repair  it  if  broken  or  in  need  of  a 
repairer's  attention.  It  will  be  cheaper  in  the  end,  and 
more  satisfactory,  to  let  a  regular  cycle  repairer  make 
any  repairs  that  may  be  necessary.  In  case  of  breakage 
of  any  but  a  very  important  part,  as  a  part  of  the  hollow 
frame,  it  will  only  be  necessary  to  buy  the  part  new,  when 
you  can  put  it  on  yourself  with  the  aid  of  the  wrench 
furnished  with  each  machine.  American  machines  are 
all  made  on  the  interchangeable  plan,  and  parts  to 
replace  those  broken,  may  be  ordered  from  the  nearest 
bicycle  agent,  and  will  be  found  to  fit  exactly  without 
tool-work  or  fitting. 

Keep  all  nuts,  bolts  and  screws  tight,  and  the  bearings 
properly  adjusted.  The  bearings  ■will  need  adjusting 
only  when  there  is  side  play.  The  adjustment  should  be 
made  so  as  to  take  np  all  side  play,  and  yet  leave  the 
bearing  so  it  will  turn  at  the  slightest  touch. 

"Care  may  have  killed  the  cat,  but  it  never  hurt  a 
bicycle.  It  is  everything  in  the  life  and  satisfaction  of 
running  a  wheel.  Two  riders  buy  a  wheel  exactly  alike 
at  the  same  time ;  one  cares  for  his  and  keeps  it  system- 
atically oiled,  and  finds  that  after  he  has  ridden  it  ten 
thousand  miles  it  is  in  better  condition  and  is  worth  more 
than  the  other  man's  wheel,  which  has  not  had  good 
care,  after  two  thousand  miles'  use.  Look  al)out  you  and 
you  will  see  the  force  of  this  illustration." 


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liflOi  OF  THE   ^OflD. 


It  is  ^vcll  settled  that  bic3xles  and  tricycles  are  car- 
riai^es  M'itliiu  the  meaning  of  the  laAv,  and  their  riders 
are  entitled  to  the  same  rights  and  subject  to  lilce  duties 
and  liabilities  as  the  riders  and  drivers  of  carriages  and 
other  nice  vehicles,  and  may  go  upon  those  parts  of  the 
road  where  other  vehicles  can,  and,  on  the  other  hand, 
should  not  go  where  others  cannot.  Wheelmen  have  their 
rights  and  their  duties  in  travelling  upon  the  highway. 

The  Statutes  of  Massachusetts  require  the  cities  and 
towns  to  l:eep  tha  roads  in  repair  so  that  they  shall  be 
reasonabl}'  safe  and  convenient  for  travellers  with  their 
horses,  teams  and  carriages  at  all  seasons  of  the  year. 
(Pub.  Sts.,  Ch.  52,  Sec.  1.)  Ample  provisions  are  also 
made  to  require  cities  and  towns  to  keep  roads  in  proper 
condition  in  accordance  with  this  rule  of  the  Statute. 

A  road  is  said  to  be  in  repair  in  accordance  with  tliese 
provisions  when  the  travelled  part  is  without  obstruction 
or  structural  defects  which  endanger  the  safety  of  the 
traveller,  and  properly  level  and  smooth,  guarded  by  rail- 
ings where  necessary,  to  enable  persons  by  the  exercise 
of  ordinary  care  to  travel  with  safety  and  convenience. 
(Dillon  on  Municipal  Corporations,  Sees.  103,  112,  and 
Note  3;  Hixon  vs.  Lowell,  13  Gray,  59,  62.) 

It  also  follows  that  roads  are  made  for  the  use  of  tra- 
vellers with  their  horses,  teams,  and  carriages,  and  all 
such  persons  are  entitled  to  the  lawful  occupation  of  the 
road,  and  have  the  right  to  pass  upon  it  free  from  any 
ol)struction. 

The  highway  is  established  for  the  convenience  of  tra- 
vellers, and  the  use  of  it  for  any  game  or  sport  that 
actually  exposes  or  puts  to  hazard  the  personal  safety  of 
the  traveller  thereon  is  not  justiflable,  and  subjects  the 
party  thus  using  the  road  improperly  to  the  payment  of 
all  damages  occasioned  thereby  to  travellers.  (Vosburgh 
vs.  Moak,  I  Gushing,  453.) 


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It  is  a  grave  question  •\vhetlier  road  races  and  like  uses 
of  the  way  is  not  so  far  improper  as  to  render  tliose  en- 
gaged in  them  liable  to  all  damages  to  travellers  ^vhich 
may  result. 

As  regards  travellers  themselves,  each  may  use  it  to 
his  own  best  advantage,  but  with  a  just  regard  to  the  lilve 
rights  of  others. 

Persons  in  light  carriages  for  the  conveyance  of  per- 
sons only,  have  occasion  and  of  course  a  right  when  not 
expressly  limited  by  law  to  travel  at  a  high  rate  of  speed 
so  that  they  do  not  endanger  others.  But  all  foot  pas- 
sengers. Including  aged  persons,  women  and  children, 
have  an  etiual  right  to  cross  the  streets,  and  all  drivers  of 
teams  and  carriages  are  bound  to  respect  their  rights, 
and  regulate  their  own  speed  and  movements  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  not  violate  the  riglits  of  such  passengers. 
(Commonwealth  vs.  Temple,  14  Gray,  69,  75.) 

The  great  and  substantial  purpose  of  the  law  is  to  aftbrd 
facilities  for  the  passage  of  travellers,  and  the  transpor- 
tation of  property  over  the  public  higlnvays.  All  persons 
may  lawfully  go  and  travel  over  them  Avith  any  vehicle 
or  animal  which  is  suitaljle  for  a  Avay  prepared  for  the 
purpose  of  supplying  the  usual  and  connnon  accommoda- 
tion for  persons  having  occasion  to  pass  over  the  same. 
(Blodgett  vs.  Boston,  8  Allen,  2;}7,  239:  Gregory  vs. 
Adams,  U  Gray,  242,  247.) 

Carriages  cannot  go  upon  the  sidewalks  and  parts 
of  the  way  especially  constructed  for  foot  passengers. 
(Macomber  vs.  Taunton,  100  Mass.,  255.) 

The  Statutes  of  the  Commonwealth  make  the  foUowiiii, 
provisions  for  persons  and  vehicles  meeting  and  passing 
each  other,  upon  the  road.     (Pub.  Sts.,  Ch.  93.) 

"Sec.  1.  When  i)('is()ns  meet  each  other  on  a  bridge 
or  road,  travelling  with  carriages,  wagons,  carts,  sleds, 
sleighs,  or  other  vehicles,  each  person  shall  reasonably 
drive  his  carriage  or  otlier  vehicle  to  llie  right  of  the 
middle  of  the  travelh-d  part  of  the  bridge  or  road,  so  that 
ti,eir  respective  carriages  or  other  vehicles  may  pass  each 
oth^'^^  without  interference." 


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